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Mervyn Morris was born in Jamaica in 1937 and studied at the University College of the West Indies and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1992 he was a UK Arts Council Visiting Writer-in-Residence at the South Bank Centre. His previous collections include The Pond, Shadowboxing, Examination Centre and On Holy Week; he also edited The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories and published 'Is English We Speaking' and other essays. He lives in Kingston, Jamaica, where he is Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & West Indian Literature.

Praise for Mervyn Morris 'I Been There, Sort Of is a wonderful read of a range of Morris' poetry over many years.' Glyne Griffith, the Caribbean Review of Books '...one of the most significant poets in the Caribbean.' - Michael Niblett, Wasafiri Magazine

In Short Story , the opening poem from Mervyn Morris' I been there, sort of , the developing relationship between two individuals is transposed on to the process of fiction writing. read more

�This most recent collection from Mervyn Morris features new poems as well as selections from his four earlier books, The Pond (1973), On Holy Week (1976), Shadowboxing (1979), and Examination Centre (1992). read more

In the late 1960s and 1970s, a cluster of male poets found themselves reading and discussing each other's work in Kingston. read more

This most recent collection from Mervyn Morris features new poems as well as selections from his four earlier books, The Pond (1973), On Holy Week (1976), Shadowboxing (1979), and Examination Centre (1992). read more

Mel Cooke, The Jamaica Gleaner
When Professor Mervyn Morris spoke at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, on Sunday morning, he began with gratitude. read more

Ralph Thompson, The Sunday Gleaner
I been there, sort of
Address at the launch of Mervyn Morris's new collection of poems, 'I Been There, Sort Of', which took place last Sunday at the Phillip Sherlock Centre, UWI, Mona. read more

Mary Hanna, The Sunday Gleaner
Mervyn Morris' 'fresh offerings'
One of the Caribbean's most distinguished poets and critics, Mervyn Morris, has been awarded the Institute of Jamaica's Centenary Medal and a Silver Musgrave Medal for poetry. read more

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Mervyn Morris Books by this author: Eleven Voices from the Caribbean I been there, sort of: New and Selected Poems About Reviews Mervyn Morris was born in Jamaica in 1937 and studied at the University College of the West Indies and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1992 he was a UK Arts Council Visiting Writer-in-Residence at the South Bank Centre. His previous collections include The Pond, Shadowboxing, Examination Centre and On Holy Week; he also edited The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories and published 'Is English We Speaking' and other essays. He lives in Kingston, Jamaica, where he is Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & West Indian Literature. Praise for Mervyn Morris 'I Been There, Sort Of is a wonderful read of a range of Morris' poetry over many years.' Glyne Griffith, the Caribbean Review of Books '...one of the most significant poets in the Caribbean.' - *Michael Niblett, Wasafiri* Magazine** In Short Story , the opening poem from Mervyn Morris' I been there, sort of , the developing relationship between two individuals is transposed on to the process of fiction writing. read more �This most recent collection from Mervyn Morris features new poems as well as selections from his four earlier books, The Pond (1973), On Holy Week (1976), Shadowboxing (1979), and Examination Centre (1992). read more In the late 1960s and 1970s, a cluster of male poets found themselves reading and discussing each other's work in Kingston. read more This most recent collection from Mervyn Morris features new poems as well as selections from his four earlier books, The Pond (1973), On Holy Week (1976), Shadowboxing (1979), and Examination Centre (1992). read more Mel Cooke, The Jamaica Gleaner When Professor Mervyn Morris spoke at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, on Sunday morning, he began with gratitude. read more Ralph Thompson, The Sunday Gleaner I been there, sort of Address at the launch of Mervyn Morris's new collection of poems, 'I Been There, Sort Of', which took place last Sunday at the Phillip Sherlock Centre, UWI, Mona. read more Mary Hanna, The Sunday Gleaner Mervyn Morris' 'fresh offerings' One of the Caribbean's most distinguished poets and critics, Mervyn Morris, has been awarded the Institute of Jamaica's Centenary Medal and a Silver Musgrave Medal for poetry. 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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