J. E. Clare McFarlane
J. E. Clare McFarlane (1894-1962) was a Jamaican civil servant and poet. He was Jamaica's second Poet Laureate.
Life
McFarlane was born in Spanish Town, and educated at Cornwall College.[1] A founder of the Poetry League of Jamaica in 1923, McFarlane compiled several anthologies and published five collections of poetry. He was the first Jamaican financial secretary.[2]
McFarlane was appointed Poet Laureate in 1953, and held the title until his death.[3]
His sons Basil and R. L. Clare McFarlane were also poets.
His daughter Sheila J. Clare McFarlane immigrated to the United States in 1966, where she was a Registered Nurse until her retirement in 2002. She lives in Manhasset, Long Island, NY.
His son, Douglas (and Sheila's twin brother) still resides in England.
Works
- (ed.) Voices from Summerland, 1929
- Daphne: A Tale of the Hills of St. Andrew, Jamaica, 1931
- The Challenge of our Time, 1945
- (ed.) A Treasury of Jamaican Poetry, 1950
- A Literature in the Making, 1956
- The Magdalene: The Story of Supreme Love, 1957
References
- ^ Wycliffe Bennett (2004). "McFarlane, John Ebenzer (sic.) Clare". In Eugene Benson; L.W. Conolly (eds.). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. p. 994. ISBN 978-1-134-46848-5.
- ^ Pat Dunn; Pamela Mordecai (2002). "McFarland, John Ebenezer Clare". In Daniel Balderston; Mike Gonzalez; Ana M. Lopez (eds.). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge. p. 942. ISBN 978-1-134-78852-1.
- ^ Former Poets Laureate
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