I Have Crossed an Ocean by Grace Nichols John Burnside Bernard O'Donoghue is the author

Bernard O'Donoghue is the author of six poetry collections

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"How the Bicycle Shone" includes selections from her books "Spitting the Pips Out" (1981)

The Manchester Review

I Have Crossed an Ocean by Grace Nichols John Burnside Bernard O'Donoghue is the authorGrace 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