Poets/Writers From Lucea & Hanover

Jennifer Garantz - Poet and Linguist, born in Lucea.

Jean "Binta" Breeze - Dub Poet. Jean as received a Grant to study oral histories of Jamaican women...........born in Patty Hill.

Vjange "Country Gal" Hazle

Curdella Forbes - Writer, born in Claremont.

Cyril Everard Palmer - Story writing for children: Broken Vessel, Spanish Treasure, A Cow Called Boy, My father Sun-Sun Johnson, born in Kendal, .

Arthur Williams - First Jamaican to Develop Course Material for all the subjects for the Third Jamaica Local exam and history for the First Local Examinations in the 1950s, this was done on his own initiative with his own finances. Pioneered distance correspondence courses in Jamaica, via the Post Offices. Honorary Member of Jamaica Ass. Of Distance and Open Learning (JADOL).

Paulette Ramsay - Linguist and Writer, her published articles, translations, reviews and interviews have appeared in several academic journals

Lindsay Barrett - Jamaica Daily Gleaner, Star, apprentice journalist, c. 1959-61; Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, news editor, 1961; British Broadcasting Corporation, overseas department and transcription center freelancer, 1962-63; freelance journalist and political analyst, 1963-; author, poet, playwright, novelist, 1966-; Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, lecturer, c. 1967; Information Service of the East Central State, Nigeria, c. 1967-70; Nigerian television and radio, producer, c. 1970



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