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Lorna Goodison was born and grew up in Jamaica, where she still has a home. She has taught in Canada and in the United States. She has been a major participant in literature festivals in New York, London and Erlangen, and her poetry and prose are widely anthologised. Carcanet publish Goldengrove: New and Selected Poems (2006) and Guinea Woman: Selected Poems (2000). Her poetry was previously published in Britain by New Beacon Press.

The Jamaican High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, was Guest of honour for a poetry reading by Lorna Goodison to a capacity audience at Bristol Central Library in June. read more

In their new collections of poems, Lorna Goodison and Jacqueline Bishop take us on a Caribbean journey to experience with them the local scents and rhythms, the tropical winds, the ambivalence of cultural origins, and the conflicting urges to fly away or swim back. read more

Paul Batchelor, Poetry Review , Vol 96:4, Winter 2006/7
Here are three poets who differ greatly in their backgrounds, resources and priorities; but are united by having had to create or re-imagine their literary traditions. read more

Mary Hanna, The Sunday Gleaner
'A triumph of fusions'
Prolific, wide-ranging and accomplished, Lorna Goodison's new collection, Goldengrove , is a superb compilation made up of twenty new poems and poems from her two previous books, Travelling Mercies (2001) and Controlling the Silver (2005). read more

Nicholas Laughlin, The Caribbean Review of Books
Lorna Goodison's latest volume of poetry combines selections from her previous two collections, Travelling Mercies (2001) and Controlling the Silver (2005; reviewed by Edward Baugh in the February 2000 CRB ), with twenty new poems. read more

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Lorna Goodison Books by this author: Oracabessa Eleven Voices from the Caribbean Goldengrove: New and Selected Poems Guinea Woman: Selected Poems About Reviews Lorna Goodison was born and grew up in Jamaica, where she still has a home. She has taught in Canada and in the United States. She has been a major participant in literature festivals in New York, London and Erlangen, and her poetry and prose are widely anthologised. Carcanet publish Goldengrove: New and Selected Poems (2006) and Guinea Woman: Selected Poems (2000). Her poetry was previously published in Britain by New Beacon Press. The Jamaican High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, was Guest of honour for a poetry reading by Lorna Goodison to a capacity audience at Bristol Central Library in June. read more In their new collections of poems, Lorna Goodison and Jacqueline Bishop take us on a Caribbean journey to experience with them the local scents and rhythms, the tropical winds, the ambivalence of cultural origins, and the conflicting urges to fly away or swim back. read more Paul Batchelor, Poetry Review , Vol 96:4, Winter 2006/7 Here are three poets who differ greatly in their backgrounds, resources and priorities; but are united by having had to create or re-imagine their literary traditions. read more Mary Hanna, The Sunday Gleaner 'A triumph of fusions' Prolific, wide-ranging and accomplished, Lorna Goodison's new collection, Goldengrove , is a superb compilation made up of twenty new poems and poems from her two previous books, Travelling Mercies (2001) and Controlling the Silver (2005). read more Nicholas Laughlin, The Caribbean Review of Books Lorna Goodison's latest volume of poetry combines selections from her previous two collections, Travelling Mercies (2001) and Controlling the Silver (2005; reviewed by Edward Baugh in the February 2000 CRB ), with twenty new poems. read more	Share this... Quick Links Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more John Gallas: A Little Andaluciad read more Carcanet Poetry Showcase: 30th April read more The Manchester Writing Competition 2013 read more Six Sixty-Six: Infinity by Gabriel Josipovici read more
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