Claude McKay
Author of the first book of poems written in patwa, 1912’s Songs of Jamaica, the outspoken McKay became a major figure in the Harlem Rennaissance, authoring the landmark Home to Harlem, among other books.—Erin MacLeod
Toppa Top 50: Fifty Great Jamaicans
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