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Daljit Nagra revisits the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s poetry archive and selects In the Studio - Lorna Goodison: Jamaican Poet Laureate.

Lorna Goodison was Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2017 - 2020. She decided to mark her first Emancipation Day in the role (2017) with a special poem.

The public holiday of Emancipation Day on the 1st of August commemorates the end of slavery in Jamaica and as a poet who feels it’s her duty to document the slave history of her native island in her work, this day is a very important one for Lorna, both professionally and personally – it’s also her birthday.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Andrea Kidd follows Lorna as she creates a poem fit for a nation.

As someone who can spend years crafting a poem, will she meet her deadline?

Presenter and producer - Andrea Kidd

First broadcast on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service in 2017.