Grace Nichols

1950

Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

She took a Diploma in Communications from the University of Guyana, and subsequently worked as a teacher (1967-1970), as a journalist and in government information services, before she immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1977. Much of her poetry is characterised by Caribbean rhythms and culture, and influenced by Guyanese and Amerindian folklore. 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. 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 United Kingdom have studied her work. School students aged 11–18 from around the United Kingdom were invited to create and submit their own anthologies of published poetry. The first ever winners of Anthologise were the sixth form pupils of Monkton Combe School, Bath, with their anthology titled The Poetry of Earth is Never Dead. Anthologise.

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Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and lived in a small village on the country"s coast until her family moved to the city when she was eight years old.

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She took a Diploma in Communications from the University of Guyana, and subsequently worked as a teacher (1967-1970), as a journalist and in government information services, before she immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1977. Much of her poetry is characterised by Caribbean rhythms and culture, and influenced by Guyanese and Amerindian folklore. 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. 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 United Kingdom have studied her work.

School students aged 11–18 from around the United Kingdom were invited to create and submit their own anthologies of published poetry. The first ever winners of Anthologise were the sixth form pupils of Monkton Combe School, Bath, with their anthology titled The Poetry of Earth is Never Dead.

Anthologise.

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1983: Commonwealth Poetry Prize (for I is a Long Memoried Woman) 1986: Arts Council Writers" Award 1996: Guyana Poetry Prize (for Sunris) 2000: Cholmondeley Award 2007: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2008: Guyana Poetry Award Never live unloved.

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Partner:: John Agard

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