List of Caribbean poets

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This List of Caribbean poets is a list of poets born, living, and/or writing in the countries in and bordering the Caribbean Sea (except for the United States - for those see List of U.S. poets.) Poets write in the English language, except where noted.

A

1. John Agard (born 1949), Guyana / England

B

1. Edward Baugh (born 1936), Jamaica
2. Kamau Brathwaite (born 1930), Barbados
3. Jean "Binta" Breeze (born 1956), Jamaica

C

1. Austin Clarke (1934-2016), Barbados / Canada

D

1. Cyril Dabydeen (born 1945), Guyana / Canada
2. Kwame Dawes (born 1962), Jamaica / Bardados

G

1. Lorna Goodison (born 1947), Jamaica

J

1. Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952), Jamaica / England
2. Anthony Joseph (born 1966), Trinidad / England

M

1. J.S. Martinez (fl. 1914-1926), Belize
2. Marc Matthews (born circa 1945), Guyana
3. Claude McKay (1889-1948). Jamaica / United States
4. Mark McMorris (born 1960), Jamaica / United States
5. Kei Miller (born 1978), Jamaica
6. Pamela Mordecai (born 1942), Jamaica / Canada
7. Mervyn Morris (born 1937), Jamaica

N

1. Grace Nichols (born 1950), Guyana

P

1. Sasenarine Persaud (born 1958), Guyana / Canada
2. Velma Pollard (born 1937), Jamaica

S

1. Dennis Scott (1939-1991), Jamaica
2. Olive Senior (born 1941), Jamaica / Canada
3. Tanya Shirley (born 1976), Jamaica

W

1. Derek Walcott (born 1930), Saint Lucia