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Ethel Carnie Holdsworth
B. 1886 D. 1962
A tune that one has once heard and liked [that] seems to haunt the mind and will not be dismissed until entirely mastered.
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Makhosazana Xaba
B. 1957
These hands have Moulded monuments, created crafts, healed hearts. Khosi Xaba, from 'These Hands'
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Selina Tusitala Marsh
B. 1971
Not poems of investigation, but poems of indignation ... Marsh finds self-fulfillment in the act of speaking for the Pacific culture and its inhabitants - Poetry Salzburg Review
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Malika Ndlovu
B. 1971
We are born to bring light / To honour the blessing of each moment / The gift of every life - Malika Ndlovu
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Aphra Behn
B. 1640 D. 1689
A thousand martyrs I have made, all sacrificed to my desire. - Aphra Behn 'A Thousand Martyrs'
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Mary Leapor
B. 1722 D. 1746
With walking sick, with curtseys lame, and frighted by the scolding dame, poor Mira once again is seen within the bounds of Goslin-Green. - Mary Leapor 'The Visit'
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Mary Robinson
B. 1757 D. 1800
Oh! let each mental feature proclaim the labour of the mind, and leave your charms to NATURE. - Mary Robinson, 'Female Fashions For 1799'