Kwame Dawes: Jamaica's New Poet Laureate
"Dawes, 61, was appointed poet laureate of Jamaica in April. Dawes was selected through a public nomination process open to all naturalized or native Jamaicans with at least three published collections of poetry. He was chosen by a committee from the National Library of Jamaica....'It means a lot to be recognized by your own, by people who call you your own people,' Dawes said in a press release."
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What Sparks Poetry:
Gilad Jaffe on Language as Form
"Temporary things don’t want to be permanent—at the end of the day, I like to think they fall in love with their own uncertainty. The purple vinyl seats melting into the Iowan wall, the orange traffic cones stationed at an intersection in Rhode Island, blossoming. 'The yellow horses spilling from their sidewalk stalls, sidestepping fruit vendors in an inharmonious derby…'" |
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