Lorna Goodison CD is a Jamaican poet, a leading West Indian writer of the generation born after World War II, dividing her time between Jamaica and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she is Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature/Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica in 2017, succeeding Mervyn Morris. In 2019 she was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.Poet and literary scholar Edward Baugh says "one of Goodison’s achievements is that her poetry inscribes the Jamaican sensibility and culture on the text of the world". Apart from issues of home and exile, her work also addresses the power of art to explore and reconcile opposites and contradictions in the Caribbean historical experience. Kei Miller notes, "Primarily a poet, Goodison hasn’t been afraid of crossing the fence into other genres: she has written short stories and a much-celebrated memoir. ...I suspect she still isn't as celebrated as she really ought to be because there simply doesn’t exist the perfect critical language to talk about what she is doing, the risks she is taking, and why exactly they succeed."Also a painter, Goodison has illustrated her own book covers, as well as exhibiting her artwork in the Caribbean, the US and Europe.
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Some of their strengths
Lorna Goodison has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intellectual, Optimistic, Extroverted, Passionate, Intelligent, Altruistic, and Analytical.
Bold and Confident
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Lorna Goodison is someone who is a bold, confident, energetic, and optimistic person, who is able to combine personal warmth and charisma with intelligence. A person who is charismatic and resourceful.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Lorna Goodison well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Imaginative and Sentimental
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Lorna Goodison as someone who is imaginative, sentimental, and in touch with emotions.
A person who has extremely good memory and analytical skills, likes to make sure that everyone gets along, enjoys all kinds of situations and people, has a talent for travel and languages, and who makes lifelong friends.
Wise and Deep
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Lorna Goodison is someone who tends to have an internal innate wisdom, and who people tend to see as an "old soul".
They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.
Creative and Leadership-oriented
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Lorna Goodison tends to be someone who is a natural leader, with determination, motivational powers, and who takes obligations seriously. Who has charisma, a sense of humor, and who tends to attract attention.
Some of Lorna Goodison's challenges
While Lorna Goodison has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Lorna Goodison can be Irritable, Arrogant, Status-seeking, Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, Moody, and Temperamental.
Arrogant and Status-seeking
One of Lorna Goodison's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as arrogant and status-seeking.
Lorna Goodison must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs, and can be excessive and unrealistic, and can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Irritable and Moody
Lorna Goodison is someone who can be irritable and moody, have a tendency to experience self-doubt, be too secretive, can take too many risks, and who can have an extreme approach to managing personal finances.
Domineering and Stubborn
Finally, Lorna Goodison also can be too rebellious, not respond to criticism well, and be too emotional and extreme about things.
