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 ...

The Bowling Was Superfine is a good start. Its fiction is charged, and the non-fiction and poetry - with lyrical narratives such as Edward Baugh's "View from the George Headley Stand, Sabina" and ...

And with the evening’s opening number, rock band Dawes made sure to follow through on that promise. Joined on stage by a veritable who’s who of Grammys favorites — John Legend, Sheryl Crowe ...

Rock band Dawes took center-stage for a rendition of Randy Newman's song "I Love L.A.," joined by plenty of familiar Nashville faces. Music City's Brad Paisley and Brittany Howard hit the stage on ...

He then introduced Dawes, whose brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith lost homes and their studio in Altadena’s blaze, backed by John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Brittany Howard and St ...

On Jan. 8, the drummer of the rootsy Los Angeles rock band Dawes lost his Altadena home in the devastating Eaton fire. On Jan. 25, Goldsmith’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child ...

The telecast began with a powerful opening performance of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." by Dawes - whose members were directly affected by the Eaton fire - backed by John Legend, Brad Paisley ...