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Grace Nichols
Born in Guyana, Grace Nichols has lived in Britain since 1977. Her first collection, I is a Long Memoried Woman (1983) won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Her later poetry collectio...view moreBorn in Guyana, Grace Nichols has lived in Britain since 1977. Her first collection, I is a Long Memoried Woman (1983) won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Her later poetry collections – published by Virago – include The Fat Black Woman’s Poems (1984), Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Woman (1989), Sunris (1996), winner of the Guyana Prize, and Startling the Flying Fish (2006), poems which tell the story of the Caribbean, along with several poetry books for younger readers, including Come on into My Tropical Garden (1988), Give Yourself a Hug (1994), Everybody Got a Gift (2005) and Cosmic Disco (2013). She has published two books with Bloodaxe, her latest collection, Picasso, I Want My Face Back (2009), and I Have Crossed an Ocean: Selected Poems (2010), published on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Her latest collection, The Insomnia Poems, is due from Bloodaxe in 2017. She lives in Sussex with the poet John Agard and their family.view less
Books by Grace Nichols
Picasso, I Want My Face Back I Have Crossed an Ocean: Selected Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTiger Dead! Tiger Dead! Stories from the Caribbean: Band 13/Topaz Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSun Time Snow Time: Poetry for children inspired by Caribbean and British life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Passport to Here and There Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Insomnia Poems Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Legendary Locals of St. Charles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings