Jamaican poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze MBE leaves a longstanding mark in the literary world following her passing. (Picture: Renaissance One)
THE PIONEERING dub poet Jean “Binta” Breeze MBE has died at the age of 65.
Born in Jamaica, Breeze was a lauded artist and performer known for her exceptional talents in Dub poetry, leading performances at literary festivals in both the UK and across the Caribbean.
She had undergone her training at the Jamaican School of Drama and began writing poetry in the 1970s.
She went onto write 10 books of celebrated poems and stories, and released five albums of her work.
According to her representatives, Renaissance One Writers and Event who announced her passing, Breeze died in Jamaica on August 4, following a “period of ill health”.
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