John Figueroa

John Figueroa
BornJohn Joseph Maria Figueroa
(1920-08-04)4 August 1920
Kingston, Jamaica
Died5 March 1999(1999-03-05) (aged 78)
Milton Keynes, England
OccupationPoet, teacher, academic, broadcaster
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross
University of London
Notable worksThe Chase. A Collection of Poems 1941–1989
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship, Silver Musgrave Medal
SpouseDorothy Grace Murray Alexander
Children7

John Joseph Maria Figueroa (4 August 1920 – 5 March 1999) was a Jamaican poet and educator.[1] He played a significant role in the development of Anglophone Caribbean literature both as a poet and an anthologist. He contributed to the development of the University College of the West Indies as an early member of staff, and had a parallel career as a broadcaster, working for various media organizations including the BBC. He also taught in Jamaica, Britain, the United States, Nigeria and Puerto Rico.[2]

  1. ^ Pamela Beshoff, "Obituary: John Figueroa", The Independent, 11 March 1999.
  2. ^ Paola Marchionni (2002). "Figueroa, John". In Alison Donnell (ed.). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. pp. 113–14. ISBN 978-1-134-70025-7.