Kwame Dawes
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New York–based Poets & Writers named Dawes as a recipient of the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, which recognises writers who have given generously to other writers or to the broader literary community. In 2022, he was named "literary Person of the Year" by African literary blog ''Brittle Paper'', an honour that "recognizes an individual who has done outstanding work in advancing the African literary industry and culture in the given year".
In April 2024, Dawes was announced as the new poet laureate of Jamaica. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: c2001.
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Published: 2014.
Superior document: The African Poetry Book Series
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Published: 2014.
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