Lorna Goodison Professions : Poet Born : 1947 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Lorna Goodison Good poetry is like effective prayer, it feeds the human spirit, it nourishes, it puts us in touch with forces far greater than ourselves Lorna Goodison force spirit prayer A strong new presence in poetry . . . Kei Miller's is a voice we will hear much more of, for it speaks and sings with rare confidence and authority. Lorna Goodison voice strong speak Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors