Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1997) Bronze Prize
Valerie Bloom
ヴァレリー・ブルーム
Varerī Burūmu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956 （Clarendon Parish, Jamaica）
- Nationality
- Jamaican, British
- Languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- Residence History
- Kent, England
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Influenced By
- Louise Bennett
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kent | — | — | Honours degree and honorary master's degree | — | United Kingdom |
University of Kent
Degree:
Honours degree and honorary master's degree
Country:
United Kingdom
Later awarded an honorary master's degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
2008
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Touch Mi! Tell Mi!
1983 PoetryPoetry collection
Jamaican culture
Duppy Jamboree
1992 Children's poetryChildren's poetry book
Folklore
Surprising Joy
2003 NovelFirst novel
The Tribe
2007 NovelChildren's novel
Bibliography
- Touch Mi! Tell Mi! (1983)
- Duppy Jamboree (1992)
- Ackee, Breadfruit, Callaloo (1999)
- Fruits (1997)
- Let Me Touch the Sky (2000)
- The World Is Sweet (2000)
- Hot Like Fire (2002)
- Surprising Joy (2003)
- Whoop an' Shout (2003)
- The Tribe (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of Jamaican PatoisColloquial style
- Recurring Motifs
- Jamaican cultureNatureIdentity
Legacy
Jamaican-born UK-based poet and novelist known for her use of Jamaican Patois.
Trivia
- Regarded as a successor to Louise Bennett
- Provides 'crash course' in Patois during performances