An anthology containing many old favourites and some wonderful new poems. The poems in this book are a celebration of all the best qualities in humans and in nature. They are gathered under such headings as: Everybody got a gift, World out there and Good old days. "An impressive and substantial work." Books For Keeps "The poems captivate with the lilting liveliness, humour, observation and thoughtfulness we expect from Nichols." TES "A fantastic collection." BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, who also interviewed Grace in June 2005.
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Grace Nichols is a Guyanese poet. She was born in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1950 and emigrated to the UK in 1977.
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 collection
