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  • Tags: Poets, Jamaican

W.A. Roberts as president of the Jamaica Historical Society

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"W. Adolphe Roberts as President of the Jamaica Historical Society (1955-1957) escorts the Governor, Sir Hugh Foot out of the St. Peters Parish Church, Port Royal after ceremony of unveiling of plaques in memory of naval officers who had served at…

Poets Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh

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

Jamaica's Poet Laureate, Lorna Goodison

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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.

Allan "Mutabaruka" Hope

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

Walter Adolphe Roberts bust

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Bust of Walter Adolphe Roberts, Jamaican patriot, poet, historian and novelist. It was created by Curtis Johnston and is housed at the National Library of Jamaica.

J.E. Clare McFarlane

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