A. L. Hendriks
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Arthur Lemiere Hendriks was a Jamaica
n poet, writer, and broadcasting director (known as Micky Hendriks in his broadcasting career). He was born in 1922 in Kingston, Jamaica
, to a Jamaican father and a French mother. He was father to five daughters and two sons. Mr. Hendriks died in 1992 at the age of 69.
Hendriks was educated at Jamaica College and briefly at Ottershaw College, Surrey and wrote poetry
. He was particularly well known for his contributions to the Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Gleaner
, and BIM (Barbadian Literary Magazine). He also contributed as a columnist and literary critic to the Daily Gleaner. After working as General Manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Company he became a television director in London. He became a freelance writer in 1971. His early collections of verse, which include On This Mountain (1965) and These Green Islands (1971), made use of rigorously economical forms to frame their imaginative commentaries on a wide range of personal and social concerns. The long title sequence of The Islanders (1983), a vivid evocation of the human and natural aspects of the Caribbean, marked the emergence of more musically flexible modes of verse. His principal subsequent collections are The Naked Ghost (1984) and To Speak Simply (1988), a selected edition of his poetry containing much previously uncollected material. Much of his best work from the early 1980s onward achieves striking dramatic effectiveness through his accomplished use of Jamaican patois. Among his other publications is the historical survey Great Families of Jamaica (1984).
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He entered broadcasting
when he became Director of Caribbean Broadcasting in Barbados
, Thompson Television in London
and Trinidad and Tobago Television
. In 1965, he was working as General Manager and Consultant to the Jamaican Broadcasting Company.He wrote the poem 'The Baptist' which was published in Bite In 2 by Cecil Gray.
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n poet, writer, and broadcasting director (known as Micky Hendriks in his broadcasting career). He was born in 1922 in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, to a Jamaican father and a French mother. He was father to five daughters and two sons. Mr. Hendriks died in 1992 at the age of 69.
Hendriks was educated at Jamaica College and briefly at Ottershaw College, Surrey and wrote poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. He was particularly well known for his contributions to the Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Gleaner
The Daily Gleaner
The Daily Gleaner, often just The Gleaner, is a morning daily newspaper serving the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick and upper Saint John River Valley. The paper is published Monday through Saturday and began operating in 1880. In April 2006, the paper switched from afternoon to morning publication...
, and BIM (Barbadian Literary Magazine). He also contributed as a columnist and literary critic to the Daily Gleaner. After working as General Manager of the Jamaica Broadcasting Company he became a television director in London. He became a freelance writer in 1971. His early collections of verse, which include On This Mountain (1965) and These Green Islands (1971), made use of rigorously economical forms to frame their imaginative commentaries on a wide range of personal and social concerns. The long title sequence of The Islanders (1983), a vivid evocation of the human and natural aspects of the Caribbean, marked the emergence of more musically flexible modes of verse. His principal subsequent collections are The Naked Ghost (1984) and To Speak Simply (1988), a selected edition of his poetry containing much previously uncollected material. Much of his best work from the early 1980s onward achieves striking dramatic effectiveness through his accomplished use of Jamaican patois. Among his other publications is the historical survey Great Families of Jamaica (1984).
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He entered broadcasting
Broadcasting
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when he became Director of Caribbean Broadcasting in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Thompson Television in London
London
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and Trinidad and Tobago Television
Trinidad and Tobago Television
The Trinidad and Tobago Television Company ', was a national television broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago. The company operated two stations, ttt on channels 2 and 13 and Alternative Television on channels 9 and 14...
. In 1965, he was working as General Manager and Consultant to the Jamaican Broadcasting Company.He wrote the poem 'The Baptist' which was published in Bite In 2 by Cecil Gray.
Works
- These Green Islands, and Other Poems (Bolivar Press, 1971)
- To Speak Simply: Selected Poems 1961-1986 (Hippopotamus Press, 1988)
- On this mountain: and Other Poems (Deutsch, 1965)
- Check (Headland Publications, 1988 - compilation with Harris and Hendricks)
- Naked Ghost and Other Poems (Outposts Pubns., 1984)
- The Islanders, and Other Poems (Savacou Co-operative, 1983)
- Muet (Outposts Pubns., 1971)
- Madonna of the Unknown Nation (Workshop P, N4, 1974)
- Great Families of Jamaica (1984)
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