In the Studio
In the Studio
BBC World Service
Lorna Goodison: Jamaica's history in poetry
30 minutes Posted Dec 24, 2017 at 8:00 pm.
0:00
30:06
Download MP3
Show notes
Jamaica's first female poet laureate writes about slavery and the cultivation of sugar. She says, "What went on on those ships is indescribable in so many ways. I know I'm going to have to write about that."