I Have Crossed an Ocean by Grace Nichols Penelope Shuttle Even the charity shops have

Even the charity shops have shut

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and cultures of sexual objectification

making Brother a searing but ultimately up-lifting journey of grief

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I Have Crossed an Ocean by Grace Nichols Penelope Shuttle Even the charity shops haveGrace Nichols poetry has a gritty lyricism that addresses the transatlantic connections central to the Caribbean British experience. Her work brings a mythic awareness and a sensuous musicality that is at the same time disquieting. Born and educated in Guyana, Grace Nichols moved to Britain in 1977. I Have Crossed an Ocean is a comprehensive selection spanning some 25 years of her writing. Not only rich music, an easy lyricism, but also grit, and