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 ...
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 ...
Ayesha Curry reveals why she chose a supernatural Jamaican novel "Honeysuckle and Bone" for publishing debut
Ayesha Curry expands her empire into publishing with "Sweet July Books," featuring Trisha Tobias' novel, "Honeysuckle and Bone." ...
Roots of pride
In a bid to bridge that divide with her Jamaican roots and help others who might be in similar a situation, the young author ...
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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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How a shocking DNA test revealed my family's links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
My origin story until relatively recently was this: I was born at Nuttall Hospital in Cross Roads, Kingston, Jamaica. And all four grandparents were from Jamaica. This came up more frequently than you ...
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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 ...