Virtual Exhibitions – National Library of Jamaica

Ishion Hutchinson nominated for prestigious poetry award

by Delmark Thompson | March 6, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

Jamaican poet, Ishion Hutchinson has been nominated for the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. This nomination is for his second and latest collection, House of Lords and Commons; published last year by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Hutchinson is among...

#SummerReads: ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ by Nicola Yoon

by Delmark Thompson | July 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, At the NLJ, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

It's Summer! This is a time to unwind and get some much needed rest and relaxation. Whether you're spending your holidays at the beach, in the country, overseas, or just enjoying a relaxing 'stay-cation', you'll want to keep these #SummerReads close at hand....

From Jamaica to Johannesburg: Lorna Goodison speaks at African Women Writers Symposium

by Delmark Thompson | October 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry, Poet Laureate News | 0 Comments

On September 15, 2017, the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, delivered the Nadine Gordimer Memorial Lecture at the 5th African Women International Writer's Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the symposium, Goodison also gave poetry...

World Poetry Day Jamaica Celebrated in Fine Style

by Delano Jarrett | April 11, 2022 | 12 East Street | 0 Comments

On Monday, March 21, 2022, the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) hosted their annual “World Poetry Day Jamaica” celebration at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The event saw the announcement of the 2022 cycle of the Jamaica Poet Laureate Prizes for Poetry (National Poetry...

10 Captivating Jamaican Love Stories

by Delmark Thompson | December 19, 2017 | 12 East Street, Culture | 3 Comments

In this season of love, we’re taking a look at 10 of Jamaica’s most captivating love stories. These stories of triumphant love gripped the nation and became indelibly entwined in the country’s social history and lore.

Farewell, Poet

by Delmark Thompson | March 20, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry | 0 Comments

Statement on the death of Sir Derek Walcott by Mrs. Winsome Hudson, National Librarian and CEO of the National Library of Jamaica So Derek Walcott, the poet is dead. But, Derek Walcott was not just any poet; he was the poet who unconditionally loved the people...

Lives Derailed: On the 60th Anniversary of the Kendal Train Crash

by Delmark Thompson | September 1, 2017 | 12 East Street, History | 48 Comments

In 1957, Norman Manley was Chief Minister, Alfred Hitchcock’s new thriller, Vertigo, had recently premiered at the Carib Cinema, and Radio Jamaica and Rediffusion filled the airwaves with programmes such as ‘Talent Parade’ and Alma Mock-Yen’s ‘Tea Time’....

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

by Delmark Thompson | August 23, 2017 | 12 East Street, History | 2 Comments

August 23 is marked as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. August 1791 is also the anniversary of the start of the Haitian Revolution. The uprising of enslaved and free black men and women on the island of Saint-Dominique...

180 years of history for the National Library

by Delmark Thompson | July 22, 2016 | News | 0 Comments

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160504/180-years-history-national-library

Our New Money! On the Anniversary of Changeover Day

by Delmark Thompson | September 8, 2017 | 12 East Street, History | 0 Comments

On Monday September 8, 1969 (known as Changeover Day) Jamaica saw the introduction of five (5) coins that truly marked the beginning of Jamaican currency/coinage. After 149 years (1840) of using the currency of the United Kingdom, the island was finally getting ‘its...

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Ishion Hutchinson nominated for prestigious poetry award

#SummerReads: ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ by Nicola Yoon

From Jamaica to Johannesburg: Lorna Goodison speaks at African Women Writers Symposium

World Poetry Day Jamaica Celebrated in Fine Style

10 Captivating Jamaican Love Stories

Farewell, Poet

Lives Derailed: On the 60th Anniversary of the Kendal Train Crash

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

180 years of history for the National Library

Our New Money! On the Anniversary of Changeover Day

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