Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.

Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...

Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of ...

A poem by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley was published in the "New York Times" online magazine and appeared in the June 7 print ...

Keanu Dawes is rapidly making his presence felt in his first season with the Utah Utes basketball program. For Dawes, playing for the University of Utah is more than just a basketball opportunity ...

Renowned poet Kwame Dawes was on Wednesday morning installed as Jamaica's fourth Poet Laureate since Independence. Professor Dawes, speaking at the investiture ceremony at King's House, stressed the ...

THE family of tragic Kiena Dawes face a fresh fight after her abusive boyfriend vowed to get custody of their daughter. Ryan Wellings was jailed for six and a half years last week. He was ...

Love Is Blind alum Kwame Appiah overhauled his diet after an ulcerative colitis diagnosis. “In November [2024], I got just a little bit sick. I felt just a little bit off, but I didn’t take it ...

Those were the stark words Kiena Dawes typed into her mobile phone before she took her own life in July 2022. In the same note, the 23-year-old mother-of-one from Fleetwood in Lancashire described ...

Ryan Wellings, 30, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison but was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, who left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had ...

Ryan Wellings was found guilty of domestically abusing 23-year-old Kiena Dawes following a six-week trial at Preston Crown Court. A jury at Preston Crown Court heard how Kiena was introduced to 30 ...

Ryan Wellings, 30, was found guilty of the offences but was cleared of Kiena Dawes's manslaughter by a jury at Preston Crown Court on Monday. He was the first defendant in England to face trial ...