Mervyn Morris

Mervyn Morris
OM
Born
Mervyn Eustace Morris

(1937-02-21) 21 February 1937 (age 87)
Kingston, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Alma materUniversity College of the West Indies
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Occupation(s)Poet and academic
Known forPoet Laureate of Jamaica
AwardsBocas Henry Swanzy Award

Mervyn Eustace Morris OM (born 21 February 1937)[1] is a poet, writer, editor and professor emeritus at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. His poetry is well respected throughout the Caribbean, which has consistently ranked him among the top West Indian poets. He was also one of the first academics to espouse the importance of nation language in helping to define in verse important aspects of Jamaican culture." Morris was Poet Laureate of Jamaica from 2014 to 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Professor The Hon. Mervyn Morris, OM", The Library - University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica.
  2. ^ "Poet Laureate of Jamaica | Former Poets Laureate". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 1 May 2023.