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First rape a people
simmer for centuries
bring memories to boil
foil voice of drum
add pinch of pain
to rain of rage
stifle drum again
then mix strains of blood
over slow fire
watch fever grow


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John Agard

John Agard

Born: June 21, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: John Agard is an Afro-Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
Known for:
  1. Half Caste
  2. The Young Inferno (2009)
  3. Goldilocks on CCTV (2012)
  4. We Brits (2006)

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