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Lorna Goodison becomes Jamaican Poet Laureate
22 Mar 2017
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Goodison to be invested as the first female Poet Laureate of Jamaica in May
The School of English was delighted to welcome Lorna to UCC in July 2016, as a plenary speaker at the conference 'Irish Caribbean Connections', and offers many congratulations on her appointment as poet Laureate of Jamaica. For more information about this story, see http://www.susumba.com/books/news/lorna-goodison-first-female-poet-laureate-jamaica