Valerie
Bloom
Valerie Bloom was born in 1956 (63 years old)
she was born in Clarendon, Jamaica
The poet came to England in 1979
She studied English with African and Caribbean Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
She writes poetry in English and Jamaican patois for all ages
and has performed her work throughout the world
She had her first poem published when she was just eighteen years old
Valerie has had many collections of her poems published
She had eight brothers and sisters
One of her favourite poems is called Fruit
One of her favourites is called Fruit