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Lorna
Goodison:
is recognised as one of the Caribbean’s best Poets. She attended high school in
Jamaica, as well as the Jamaica School of Art, (now known as the Edna Manley College of the Visual &
Performing Arts) before studying at the Art Students League in New York. She lectures at the University of Michigan. Goodison
has been writing poetry since her teenage years, and is also an artist. She has
published eleven (11) poetry collections, and her paintings have been exhibited
internationally. Goodison has won various
awards, including a Musgrave
Gold Medal for her contribution to Jamaican literature.
