Kamau Brathwaite Death | Renowned Poet and Historian Dead At 89

Edward Kamau Brathwaite has sadly passed away. He was a great poet and historian. The news of Kamau Brathwaite’s death  was announced on Twitter Wednesday, Feb. 5, by Audrey Golden.

Kamau Brathwaite died at the age of 89. He attended Harrison College, the University of Cambridge Pembroke College and the University of Sussex, according to information we gathered on NationNews.

so saddened to hear of Kamau Brathwaite’s death. His poetry, more than the work of so many others, taught me about the power of language and typography to mount resistance. May his poems live on and on. https://t.co/dROwBlFF9n

— Audrey Golden (@audreyjgolden) February 5, 2020