Grace Nichols est une auteure à la voix unique, puisant son inspiration dans le riche héritage culturel du Guyana. Ses œuvres explorent les thèmes de l'identité, de la mémoire et de l'hybridité culturelle, mêlant souvent les vibrantes traditions orales et la mythologie de la région. Nichols mêle magistralement des récits personnels et collectifs, créant une poésie et une prose à la fois intimes et épiques. Son écriture apporte une contribution précieuse à la littérature, révélant la beauté et la complexité de l'expérience caribéenne.
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One of Britain's best-known and most popular Caribbean poets traces a journey that moves from the coastal memories of a Guyana childhood to life in Britain and her adoptive Sussex landscape, turning the ordinary into something vivid and memorable, most notably in a sonnet-sequence which grew out of a recent return trip to Guyana.
One of Britain's best-known and most popular Caribbean poets explores those nocturnal hours when sleep is hard to come by, and the business of the day is hard to shut out.
In 1999-2000, Grace Nichols was the first Writer-in-Residence at the Tate. During this time she worked with children from London schools, helping them respond to art by writing poetry. She herself was inspired to write over 25 new poems, which are collected in this text.
Give the Ball to the Poet is an exciting new anthology of Caribbean poetry with great appeal for all ages. Many well-known and loved Caribbean poets are here - famous names such as John Agard, Grace Nichols and Benjamin Zephaniah - as are a number of lively new voices. With an emphasis on the music of Caribbean poetry as it is spoken, this collection ranges from the light-hearted and lyrical to the serious and thought-provoking. Jane Ray's ravishing illustrations complement the poetry and bring the Caribbean to life. The anthology features some outstanding poetry on sporting themes; one of several works specially commissioned for the book is a tribute to Usain Bolt by Mervyn Morris. Give the Ball to the Poet distils the essence of a vibrant range of traditions in a celebration of human struggle, endeavour and achievement. Goodmornin Brother Rasta (introductory poems); Di Stadium Goh Wild (sport); I Must Share These With You (food); Rap 'n' Roll (music and song); Running Wild (childhood); Family Matters; Seasons of the Heart; The Only Thing Far Away (emigration); Until (time).
Grace Nichols' poetry has a gritty lyricism that addresses the transatlantic connections central to the Caribbean-British experience. Her work brings a mythic awareness and a sensuous musicality that is at the same time disquieting. Born and educated in Guyana, Grace Nichols moved to Britain in 1977. I Have Crossed an Ocean is a comprehensive selection spanning some 25 years of her writing.
A sparkling galaxy of new poems by one of the UK' s most exciting contemporary poets.
From tropical sun to icy winter, this wonderful collection evokes the sights, sounds and seasons of two very different countries. Caribbean and British life are embraced in a vibrant mixture of rhythms and delightful characters, to make this a truly cross-cultural collection from one of the UK's best-loved poets.