Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...

Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.

Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of investiture, held at King’s House on Wednesday, January 22 ...

GENEVA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Sexual violence against children in Haiti has surged in the last year and their bodies have been turned into "battlegrounds," UNICEF warned on Friday. Describing the ...

Dawes have announced the release of “I Love L.A.,” a cover of the Randy Newman 1983 classic, with proceeds directed to the Recording Academy and MusiCares’ Los Angeles fire relief effort.

Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes both lost their homes in the wildfires, and they’ve been very active in relief efforts. The Grammy Awards ceremony was nearly postponed when the full extent ...

With a rendition of Randy Newman's ballad to the City of Angels "I Love L.A.," Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith was joined onstage by bandmate and brother Griffin Goldsmith, John Legend ...

In a city ravaged by wildfires, rock band Dawes quickly became the face of the devastation many in the Los Angeles music community are enduring. Lead singer Taylor Goldsmith lost his home studio ...

He then introduced Dawes, whose brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith lost homes and their studio in Altadena’s blaze, backed by John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard and St ...