Peelin Orange

Collected Poems

Morris Mervyn

The Jamaican Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris has had an enormous impact on the literature of the Caribbean. "Peelin Orange" shows why with its wonderful mix of Englishes, its wit, its love of people and places, and its sense of transcendence.

About the Author

Mervyn Morris was born in Jamaica in 1937 and studied at the University College of the West Indies and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1992 he was a UK Arts Council Visiting Writer-in-Residence at the South Bank Centre. His previous collections include "The Pond", "Shadowboxing", "Examination Centre" and "On Holy Week"; he also edited "The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories" and published "Is English We Speaking" and other essays. He lives in Kingston, Jamaica, where he is Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and West Indian Literature.

Reviews

"'I Been There, Sort Of' is a wonderful read of a range of Morris' poetry over many years" – Glyne Griffith, the Caribbean Review of Books

"...one of the most significant poets in the Caribbean" – Michael Niblett, Wasafiri Magazine

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