ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The DMJ Creative Foundation for the Performing Arts continues its series of Grenada Co-operative Bank Junior Calypso Workshops, are geared toward improving the writing skills of young people, while increasing their knowledge and interest in a most important indigenous artform.

In its second term, the series of workshops continue around Grenada, with the term culminating in ack to back workshops in St John for young people in St. John and St. Mark, over the Easter holidays.

This school term DMJ Creative had the services of veteran Calypsonian Wayne "Impluse" Modeste from Trinidad. The 2005 Young King of Trinidad and Tobago has a very impressive writing resume having penned songs for the likes of Denise Belfon, Crazy, Singing Sandra, Ronnie McIntosh and others.

Modeste's experience and knowledge was a valuable addition to the workshops and the enthusiasm of the participants was certainly reflective of the impact of his presence.

As a writer himself, Modeste was able to point out the importance of story-telling, observation and the use of the English language to inform and entertain.

The progress of the participants in the workshops has been most impressive; in fact several of the Junior Calypsonians are now in the preparatory stages of recording songs that they have written as a result of the workshops.