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Keith Jarrett
B. 1984
“..and only they, children, excellent students of their own self worth, do know the value of their lives - from 'Outside St Dominic's Priory. Snapshot, July 2015'”
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by Celia A Sorhaindo
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Derek Walcott
B. 1930 D. 2017
“What's poetry, if it's worth its salt, / but a phrase men can pass from hand to mouth?”
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Kamau Brathwaite
B. 1930 D. 2020
His technique dazzles, and through the handling of rhythm and image he makes the world his own, and ours - The Sunday Times
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Mark McWatt
B. 1947
Strands of autobiography, a deeply sensuous ecology of place, historical narratives; the inner world of imagination and the often difficult realities of the postcolonial nation are interwoven in McWatt's bold but carefully worked out architecture. Peepal Tree
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Esther Phillips
B. 1950
I believe that in all diverse forms of artistic expression across all countries, there are some sensitivities in common. Esther Phillips
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Kwame Dawes
B. 1962
Poets can learn a lot from the timing of the best comics: pacing, economy, judiciousness, silence, rhythm, reward.
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Velma Pollard
B. 1937
Lord teach wings how/in the stark silence of these evenings/ in the fine chiselled rock spaces/ to fold and nest... - 'After Heartease New England', Velma Pollard
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Tanya Shirley
B. 1976
I don't want to be one of those ivory tower writers; I want to affect people's lives.
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Grace Nichols
B. 1950
Not only rich music, an easy lyricism, but also grit, and earthy honesty, a willingness to be vulnerable and clean. - Gwendolyn Brooks