Kamau Brathwaite as poet, historian, and literary critic is widely recognized as one of the Caribbean's most distinguished authors. He taught many years at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and is currently a professor of comparative literature at New York University. Awards and honors for his writing include the Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship, Bussa Award, Casa de las Americas Prize for Literary Criticism, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He lives in New York City.