John Agard Writer

John Agard (born 21 June 1949 in British Guiana) 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 21, 1949
Birth place
British Guiana
Ethnicity
Afro-Guyanese

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External resources

  1. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/library/2007/10/poet_in_residence.html
  2. http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/archives/places/bbcagard