Ishion Hutchinson reads a poem in memory of Lee “Scratch” Perry from School of Instructions (FSG, 2024).
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Ishion Hutchinson was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica. He is the author of the poetry collections School of Instructions, House of Lords and Commons, and Far District. His awards include the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize, the Windham-Campbell Prize for Poetry, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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