Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison awarded Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
Published:Wednesday | December 18, 2019 | 4:33 PM
Accomplished author and Jamaica's first female Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison has been awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen will present Goodison with her medal during an audience at Buckingham Palace in 2020.
The Poetry Medal Committee, chaired by 2018 winner Simon Armitage, recommended the Jamaican for the award.
“The committee was inspired by Lorna’s body of work and reputation as an influential contemporary author both at home, in Jamaica, and internationally,” read a post by the British Royal Family on Instagram today.
The Gold Medal for Poetry was established by King George V in 1933.
Each year’s recipient is from the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth Realm.
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