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 ...
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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Penn State Altoona professor’s poetry featured in a book, literary magazines
A poem by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley was published in the "New York Times" online magazine and appeared in the June 7 print ...
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Utah's Keanu Dawes making a name for himself in Big 12
Keanu Dawes is rapidly making his presence felt in his first season with the Utah Utes basketball program. For Dawes, playing for the University of Utah is more than just a basketball opportunity ...
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Kwame Dawes is Jamaica's new Poet Laureate
Renowned poet Kwame Dawes was on Wednesday morning installed as Jamaica's fourth Poet Laureate since Independence. Professor Dawes, speaking at the investiture ceremony at King's House, stressed the ...
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As spring semester kicks off, Brown welcomes its newest arrivals
From undergraduates transferring from other institutions to students starting master’s degree programs, nearly 200 students embarked on their Brown journeys in late January. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...
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Tragic Kiena Dawes’ abusive boyfriend vows to get custody of their daughter, 3, after he’s released from prison
THE family of tragic Kiena Dawes face a fresh fight after her abusive boyfriend vowed to get custody of their daughter. Ryan Wellings was jailed for six and a half years last week. He was ...
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MPD: 3 dead in shooting near I-10 and Theodore Dawes Road
Officers responding to the area of eastbound Interstate 10 and Theodore Dawes Road around 7:35 p.m. in reference to a person shot found three people with gunshot wounds who died on the scene ...
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When poetry heralds a new presidential era
All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...
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'Monster' who abused partner Kiena Dawes before she took her own life jailed for six years
Ryan Wellings, 30, was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, who was 23, and who left a note calling her partner a "monster" who had "killed me". She left the note and their nine-month ...
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The Desperate Housewife Whose Face Launched a Thousand Ships
By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...