A Day in Jamaica is a compilation of 24 personal and observed experiences over a 19 year period. The experiences have been powerful enough to incite the poet to write and reveal not only personal things about her characters but also about herself. The stories are Jamaican in character and origin but they are universally applicable and can apply to a myriad of situations. These narratives could easily have occurred within a 24 hour period in Jamaica - an experience for every hour. What is amazing is that they are verisimilitude and truly document human nature at its core - at its best and worst. There is no grey area.