Hamilton author honours Miss Lou, 'one of the giants of Jamaican culture,' in new book
Hamilton-based author, teacher and performer Tania Hernandez wrote a book to honour Miss Lou, someone who 'challenged the ...
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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Renowned Jamaican poet Velma Pollard has died
Velma Pollard, the distinguished Jamaican poet, fiction writer, and linguist, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of ...
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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Jamaican poet Velma Pollard, whose melodious writing paid homage to the Patwa language, passes on
"Pollard’s readings [demonstrate] the diversity of her work [...] At its most characteristic, her writing assumes a ...
Poet grateful mum turned him over to police at 16
Wales' former children's laureate says he is grateful his mum called the police on him at the age of 16 after he attacked her ...
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‘Everybody gets to be Scottish tonight’: In Jamaica Plain Burns supper honors Scotland’s national poet
Hundreds of locals celebrated the life and legacy of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, at the 15th annual Burns supper ...
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The Best-Selling Novelist Kaveh Akbar Leans Into His Poetic Roots
With the dawn of a ceasefire in Gaza, the writer reflects on collections by Palestinian poets that don’t lose sight of love ...
Poet Caleb Femi Partied Around the World to Write His Kaia Gerber–Approved Latest Book, The Wickedest
Like so many of us, Caleb Femi spent the depths of the COVID lockdown remembering times when his body was allowed to be freer ...
Teens can submit to Expressions: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Art & Poetry Contest
Teenagers have until Jan. 31 to submit art and poetry for the Expressions: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Art & Poetry Contest.
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The Gri Gri Project and Bajo el Sol Gallery Launches First Poetry Anthology
The Gri Gri Project and Bajo el Sol Gallery released their first-ever poetry anthology, “Like Salt and Wet Soil,” Saturday.