"John Joseph Maria Figueroa (4 August 1920 \u2013 5 March 1999) was a Jamaican poet and educator. He played a significant role in the development of Anglophone Caribbean literature both as a poet and an anthologist. He contributed to the development of the University College of the West Indies as an early member of staff, and had a parallel career as a broadcaster, working for various media organizations including the BBC. He also taught in Jamaica, Britain, the United States, Africa and Puerto Rico."@en . . . . "1920Z"^^ . . . . . . "Figueroa, John"@en . . "1920-08-04Z"^^ . "Jamaican poet" . . . . . "John Joseph Maria Figueroa"@en . "1999Z"^^ . . "John Figueroa"@en . "1999-03-05Z"^^ . .