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I Am Becoming My Mother

Lorna Goodison
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Region

Caribbean

Jamaica

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Poetry

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Poetry collection that earned Goodison the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Grounded in Caribbean landscape, female experience, and Jamaican vernacular, these poems celebrate womanhood across generations.

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Commonwealth Poetry Prize winner; Goodison is Jamaica's poet laureate

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Poetry collection that earned Goodison the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Grounded in Caribbean landscape, female experience, and Jamaican vernacular, these poems celebrate womanhood across generations. Commonwealth Poetry Prize winner; Goodison is Jamaica's poet laureate

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