Professor of Literary Arts Kwame Dawes began his three-year term as the fourth poet laureate of Jamaica in January, taking on a role that seeks to foster greater appreciation for Jamaican poetry and ...

Then, on March 12 at 7 p.m., Jamaica’s poet laureate Kwame Dawes will discuss the groundbreaking work of his father, Jamaican poet and novelist Neville Dawes. Receptions will follow both events.

PROVIDENCE — Kwame Dawes, a Brown University literary arts professor, has been named poet laureate of Jamaica. As part of his role, Dawes will be charged with “stimulating a greater ...

Professor Dawes is the fourth poet laureate in post-Independent Jamaica, succeeding prolific poet Olive Senior; accomplished author Lorna Goodison; and literary giant Professor Mervyn Morris.

Kwame Dawes has been called the "busiest man in literature" by many other poets and writers. The Ghana-born Jamaican recently accepted the position of editing the "American Life in Poetry" ...

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A Pacific University Instructor Is Jamaica’s New Poet Laureate Kwame Dawes, who teaches in PU’s graduate writing program, was awarded the three-year post that began in spring.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Kwame Dawes is a Panel Chair for Poetry in the National Book Awards with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2009 Ceremony as a Poet ...