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Winners of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition gathered on stage with stakeholders at the World Poetry Day event held March 21, 2023 at Little Theatre. From left to right are: Ms. Beverley Lashley (National Librarian), Lamar…

Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh at the World Poetry Day Celebration & Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.

Headshot of Jamaican novelist and poet Pamela Mordecai.

Lorna Goodison, Jamaica's second Poet Laureate since Independence, giving an address at theWorld Poetry Day Celebration and Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.

John Ebenezer Clare McFarlane, founder and President of the Poetry League Society of Jamaica.

Jamaican dub poet, Mutabaruka, voicing his views at the 2019 Reggae Sumfest Symposium.

Walter Adolphe Roberts (left), Jamaican writer, poet and historian.