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Lorna Goodison

Jamaican poet and visual artist (born 1947)
Person human Q15499660

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[16]
Date of birth
August 1, 1947
Place of birth
Kingston
Country of citizenship
Jamaica[7]
Occupation
poet, artist, writer, university teacher
Employer
University of Michigan[9]
Field of work
belletristic literature[8]
Educated at
Art Students League of New York[10]
Award received
Musgrave Medal, Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, Commonwealth Writers' Prize, poet laureate[11][12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Archives at
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library[17]
Described by source
Encyclopedia.com, MAL-1, Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography, Third World Women's Literatures[20][21][22][23]
Family name
Goodison[18]
Given name
Lorna[19]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Black Lunch Table[27]
Participant in
Furious Flower Conference (3rd: 2014), Furious Flower Conference (4th: 2024)[24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lorna Gaye Goodison en Lorna Goodison ar لورنا غوديسون
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
67273781
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
119339080
African American Visual Artists Database ID
18649
Africultures person ID
40576
Artists of the World ID
40041429
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
65202
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
1008A6411
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10467030
CiNii Research ID
1140000791760180096
DDB person (GND) ID
119339080
FAST ID
139331
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
120719193
Libris-URI
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LyricsTranslate ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1018034X
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
xx0197584
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004019609
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007460930705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
138713715
Open Library ID
OL228591A
Penguin Random House author ID
10505
Poetry Archive poet ID
lorna-goodison
Poetry Foundation ID
lorna-goodison
Poetry International Web poet ID
447
Poetry Society of America poet ID
lorna_goodison
Prabook ID
2165998
RERO ID (legacy)
A003308265
SBN author ID
UBOV421857
SELIBR ID
297064
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1803
Unz Review author ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/d06b8a24-0c10-4ee8-b19e-5962e361455a

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
poet laureate, Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, Musgrave Medal, Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Occupation 4
writer, poet, artist, university teacher
Described by source 2
Encyclopedia.com, Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography
Archives at 1
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Country of citizenship 1
Jamaica
Educated at 1
Art Students League of New York
Employer 1
University of Michigan
Field of work 1
belletristic literature
Given name 1
Lorna
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Black Lunch Table
Place of birth 1
Kingston
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Lorna Goodison was born on August 1, 1947[1], in Kingston[2]. She has worked as a poet[3], artist[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Lorna Goodison born?

Lorna Goodison was born in Kingston[2].

What did Lorna Goodison do for work?

Lorna Goodison worked as a poet[3], artist[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Lorna Goodison go to school?

Lorna Goodison was educated at Art Students League of New York[10].

What awards did Lorna Goodison receive?

Honors received include Musgrave Medal[11], Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes[12], Commonwealth Writers' Prize[13], and poet laureate[14].

Related Entities

Jamaica Kingston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. Retrieved . poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . windhamcampbell.org. Retrieved . windhamcampbell.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . windhamcampbell.org. Retrieved . windhamcampbell.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved . nlj.gov.jm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . study.com. study.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . jmu.edu. Retrieved . jmu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . 2024.furiousflower.org. Retrieved . 2024.furiousflower.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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