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

Velma Pollard, the distinguished Jamaican poet, fiction writer, and linguist, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of 87.

She also incorporated Civilizations of the U.S Southwest; Afro-Hispanic Caribbean Poetry; Indigenous Studies; U.S. Latina/o Religious Hybridity and Asian Latina/o Literature and Documentaries in her ...