Hamilton-based author, teacher and performer Tania Hernandez wrote a book to honour Miss Lou, someone who 'challenged the ...

It feels like everything is coming together in a way that’s pushing me to new heights,” Jackson told the Jamaica Observer ... representing my culture through poetry on such a prestigious ...

Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of ...

McKay, a Jamaican-American poet ... It’s a celebration of Black culture and resilience in the face of adversity. In this poem, McKay recalls the beauty and vitality of June, a metaphor for ...

Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...

"Pollard’s readings [demonstrate] the diversity of her work [...] At its most characteristic, her writing assumes a ...

Velma Pollard, the distinguished Jamaican poet, fiction writer, and linguist, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of ...