Mervyn Morris | |
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| Born | Mervyn Eustace Morris 21 February 1937 Kingston, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Alma mater | University College of the West Indies St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Poet and academic |
| Known for | Poet Laureate of Jamaica |
| Awards | Bocas 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]