H Lloyd WestonH. Lloyd Weston was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a multi-talented Expressionist Artist, an author of short stories and a poet. He was educated at St. Gorges Extension College and Grantham College, Kingston, Jamaica. He is a graduate of Fairleigh ickinson University, USA, where he graduated with a B. A. Degree in Creative Writing and Fine Arts. After graduation, Weston embarked upon independent art studies in London, Paris, Rome and the Art Students League, New York. His artworks have been exhibited in many important venues worldwide, including The United Nations, New York and the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, D. C. In 1989 he presented a commissioned painting to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in a ceremony at Grosvenor House, London, U.K. His artworks have been featured in many international magazines and newspapers and reside in important international collections.

While a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University, H. Lloyd Weston's writing talent was discovered by Harvard educated professor, Dr. Charles Angoff, Professor Emeritus of the English Department and Creative Writing. Dr. Angoff who previously worked with H. L. Menken at the Mercury Magazine, became Weston's mentor and offered him a scholarship to the Poetry Society of America's Poetry Workshop at Gramercy Park New York City. During his undergraduate years, Weston was selected President of the Becton Society, The English Club. He was also made the editor in chief of Prelude, the student literary magazine where his first short stories were published. He is the author of a Gold Seal book of poetry, The Many Silences of Love which was reviewed by the U. S. Review of Books and the Gleaner of Jamaica. H. Lloyd Weston is a member of the Academy of American Poets.

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