Dennis Scott

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Dennis Scott

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#4187

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#6728

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Why Is Dennis Scott Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Dennis Scott was a Jamaican poet, playwright, actor and dancer. His well-known poem "Marrysong" is used in the IGCSE syllabus. He was also a theatre director and drama teacher. Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Scott attended Jamaica College, where he became headboy. He was further educated at the University of the West Indies , Mona, and taught in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago , and at Yale University in the United States. While at UWI he was the assistant editor of Caribbean Quarterly. Thereafter, he went to Athens, Georgia, on a Shubert Playwriting Fellowship , and was later awarded a Commonwealth Fellowship to take an education diploma course in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He returned to teach at Jamaica College, and then became director of the School of Drama at the Cultural Training Centre in Kingston.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Dennis Scott ?

Dennis Scott is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of the West Indies