 He also explores the role of the university and education as an agent of social division, as well as the revolt on campus and in the wider society against the repressive forces in Jamaican society.Williams lived for a time in Antigua, before moving to the U.S., where he lives in New York City.His works, from the short stories of "The Crying of Rainbirds" (1992), the novel, "The Silence of Islands" (1994), the two novellas "My Planet of Ras" and "What Happening There, Prash" in "Prash and Ras" (1997), to the short stories in "Julie Mango" (2003), all published by Peepal Tree Press, explore both an island and a diasporic experience.