Dec 5, 2022 | Poet Laureate News
Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Dr. Olive Senior was a primary-featured poet opening the five days long, “Out of Many Lit Festival”, produced by the Jamaica Society Leeds in the United Kingdom. This diaspora celebration of Jamaica’s diamond Jubilee saw Senior sharing the...
Apr 9, 2019 | 12 East Street, Poet Laureate News
National Library of Jamaica ushers in its 40th Anniversary with signature events The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) has had a busy month hosting two of its signature events: the 40th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture, held on Sunday, March 3, and its World Poetry...
Oct 3, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry, Poet Laureate News
From Jamaica to Johannesburg: Lorna Goodison speaks at African Women Writers Symposium 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...
Aug 8, 2017 | 12 East Street, Literature and Poetry, Poet Laureate News
In Celebration of Emancipation: A New Poem by Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate of Jamaica Lorna Goodison, the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, has penned a new composition to commemorate the country’s 2017 Emancipation celebrations. Written in three voices, this new poem...
May 22, 2017 | 12 East Street, Poet Laureate News
Presenting Lorna Goodison, Poet Laureate of Jamaica On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, Lorna Goodison CD was officially invested as the Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2017-2020. Despite the heavy rains the day before, the glittering Ballroom at King’s House was filled...
