Brown professor Kwame Dawes to serve as poet laureate of Jamaica
Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.
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Brown University Professor of Literary Arts Kwame Dawes named poet laureate of Jamaica
Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...
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Gateway to the Caribbean
It's a grand read, incredibly funny, commanding ... with lyrical narratives such as Edward Baugh's "View from the George Headley Stand, Sabina" and Kwame Dawes' "Alado Seandro" - are bracing. A ...
Professor Kwame Dawes is Jamaica’s fourth poet laureate
Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of ...
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Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, John Legend, St. Vincent, Brittany Howard, Dawes Open Grammys With ‘I Love L.A.’
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 ...
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Grammys kick off with Dawes, star-studded tribute to LA fire relief workers
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 ...
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Dawes’ Taylor And Griffin Goldsmith On Their Surprise Grammy Opening Performance
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 ...
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Grammys 2025 open with LA tribute from Dawes and a supergroup on ‘I Love LA’
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 ...
5 books to read this February, according to author Kwame Alexander
Looking for a book to read in February? Kwame Alexander stopped by the 3rd hour of TODAY on Feb. 3 to share his ...