Andrew Salkey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrew Salkey

Jamaican writer

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: Colón, Colón Province, Panama

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1995

Profession: poet

Nationality: Panama

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Andrew Salkey (30 January 1928 – 28 April 1995) was a novelist, poet, children's books writer and journalist of Jamaican and Panamanian origin.
He was born in Panama but raised in Jamaica, moving to Britain in the 1950s to pursue university education.
A prolific writer and editor, he was the author of more than 30 books in the course of his career, including novels for adults and for children, poetry collections, anthologies, travelogues and essays.
He died in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he had been teaching since the 1970s, holding a lifetime position as Writer-In-Residence at Hampshire College.