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Family Affairs - Maya Angelou
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The Loch Ness Monster’s Song - Edwin Morgan
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Let me Die a Young Man’s Death - Roger McGough
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Dominic Moraes (1938–2004) was an Indian writer and poet who published almost thirty books. He is seen as a foundational figure in Indian English literature. Moraes’ first collection of poems, A Beginning, was published in 1957. When he was 19, still…
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Idris Davies
B. 1905 D. 1953
Davies was born in Born in Rhymney, near Merthyr Tydfill. The son of a colliery worker, Davies also worked as a miner from an early age. An accident which resulted in him losing a finger and his participation in the…
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Eleanor Farjeon
B. 1881 D. 1965
Farjeon was born in London in 1881 into a family inured in art and literature. Her father, Benjamin Leopold was a novelist and her mother, Margaret Jane was the daughter of the American Actor, Joseph Jefferson. Farjeon is recorded as…
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes
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The last night of my 20s - Kayo Chingonyi
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The Colour of James Brown’s Scream - Kayo Chingonyi
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Guy’s and St Thomas’s - Kayo Chingonyi
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Some Bright Elegance - Kayo Chingonyi
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Kayo Chingonyi
B. 1987
Kayo Chingonyi was born in Zambia and moved to the UK at the age of six. A poet, producer, DJ, and critic, his talent was nurtured on The Complete Works mentoring scheme initiated by Bernardine Evaristo to foster equality and…