Next stop Guyana with award winning poet Grace Nichols

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Recorded20 Aug 2022

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In this episode Gyles and Aphra Brandreth meet award winning poet Grace Nichols, recipient of the 2021 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. Meeting at her home in Lewes, East Sussex, Grace takes us on a journey to Guyana sharing stories of growing up in a small country village before moving to the capital George Town and eventually migrating to England. Poems this episode include: Picture my Father, Wha Me Mudder Do and For Forest, all by Grace Nichols, Looking At Your Hands By Martin Carter and Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc.

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