Velma Pollard

Velma Pollard
c.1984 at West Indian Literature conference
Born(1937-03-26)26 March 1937
Woodside, Saint Mary Parish, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Died2 February 2025(2025-02-02) (aged 87)
Kingston, Jamaica
EducationUniversity College of the West Indies
OccupationsPoet and fiction writer
Children3
RelativesErna Brodber (sister)
AwardsCasa de las Americas (1992)

Velma Pollard (26 March 1937 – 1 February 2025) was a Jamaican poet and fiction writer. Among her most noteworthy works are Shame Trees Don't Grow Here (1991) and Leaving Traces (2007). She was known for the melodious and expressive mannerisms in her work. She was the sister of writer Erna Brodber.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.