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Grace Nichols is a Guyanese poet. She was born in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1950. After working in Guyana as a teacher and journalist, she immigrated to the UK in 1977. Much of her poetry is characterised by Caribbean rhythms and culture, and influenced by Guyanese and Amerindian folklore.

Her first collection of poetry, I is a Long-Memoried Woman won the 1983 Commonwealth Poetry Prize. She has written several further books of poetry and a novel for adults, Whole of a Morning Sky, 1986. Her books for children include collections of short stories and poetry anthologies. Her latest work, of new and selected poems, is "Startling the Flying Fish", 2006. Her poetry is featured in the AQA, WJEC (Welsh Joint Education Committee), and Edexcel English/English Literature GCSE anthologies - meaning that many GCSE students in the UK have studied her work on WWII. Her religion is Christianity after she was influenced by the UK's many religions and multi-cultural society.Her partner is Guyanese poet John Agard.

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Total Books: 39
Asana and the Animals
Asana and the Animals (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780744537406
ISBN-10: 0744537401
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Asana and the Animals A Book of Pet Poems
Asana and the Animals a Book of Pet Poems (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780744554984
ISBN-10: 0744554985
Genre: Children's Books
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Asana and the Animals  A Book of Pet Poems
Asana and the Animals a Book of Pet Poems (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780763601454
ISBN-10: 0763601454
Genre: Children's Books
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A Caribbean Dozen
A Caribbean Dozen (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781406309522
ISBN-10: 1406309524
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COME ON INTO MY TROPICAL GARDEN
Come on Into My Tropical Garden (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780713629897
ISBN-10: 0713629894
Genre: Children's Books
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Come on Into My Tropical Garden Poems for Children
Come on Into My Tropical Garden Poems for Children (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780397323494
ISBN-10: 0397323492
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A Dangerous Knowing Four Black Women Poets
A Dangerous Knowing Four Black Women Poets (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780907179283
ISBN-10: 0907179282
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Everybody Got a Gift
Everybody Got a Gift (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780713673753
ISBN-10: 0713673753
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Everybody Got a Gift New and Selected Poems
Everybody Got a Gift New and Selected Poems (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780713672510
ISBN-10: 071367251X
Genre: Children's Books
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The Fat Black Woman's Poems
The Fat Black Woman's Poems [Virago Poets] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780860686354
ISBN-10: 0860686353
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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From Mouth to Mouth
From Mouth to Mouth (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780744583830
ISBN-10: 0744583837
Genre: Children's Books
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Give Yourself a Hug
Give Yourself a Hug [Messages] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780713640540
ISBN-10: 0713640545
Genre: Children's Books
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I Have Crossed an Ocean Selected Poems
I Have Crossed an Ocean Selected Poems (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781852248581
ISBN-10: 1852248580
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I Is a Long Memoried Woman
I Is a Long Memoried Woman (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780907015079
ISBN-10: 0907015077
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LAZY THOUGHTS OF A LAZY WOMAN
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Woman (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781853810763
ISBN-10: 1853810762
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Leslyn in London
Leslyn in London (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780340349540
ISBN-10: 0340349549
Genre: Children's Books
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No Baby No
No Baby No (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781408802991
ISBN-10: 1408802996
Genre: Children's Books
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No Hickory No Dickory No Dock
No Hickory No Dickory No Dock (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780670826612
ISBN-10: 0670826618
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No More Drama Relationships
No More Drama Relationships (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780982414408
ISBN-10: 0982414404
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Number Parade Number Poems from 0100
Number Parade Number Poems From 0100 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781855033436
ISBN-10: 1855033437
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Paint Me a Poem New Poems Inspired by Art in the Tate
Paint Me a Poem New Poems Inspired By Art in the Tate (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780713666489
ISBN-10: 071366648X
Genre: Children's Books
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Quartet of Poems [Modern Women Writers] (Paperback)