Opal Palmer Adisa

Opal Palmer Adisa
Born (1954-11-06) 6 November 1954 (age 70)
near Kingston, Jamaica
Occupation
NationalityJamaican, American
EducationUniversity of California at Berkeley
San Francisco State University
Hunter College
GenreCaribbean literature, creative writing, theatre
ChildrenShola Adisa-Farrar, Teju Adisa-Farrar, Jawara Adisa-Farrar
Website
www.opalpalmeradisa.com

Opal Palmer Adisa (born 6 November 1954) is a Jamaican and American poet, novelist, performance artist and educator.[1] Anthologized in more than 400 publications, she has been a regular performer of her work internationally.[2] Professor Emeritus at California College of the Arts, Adisa is also the current Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica, where she currently resides.

  1. ^ Nelson, Barbara (2 March 2008). "Opal Palmer In love with Mr Write". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  2. ^ Reckord, Michael (2 March 2018). "For the Reckord – Opal Palmer Adisa a multifaceted writer, performer". The Gleaner. Retrieved 14 April 2018.