An Evening with John Agard

John Agard is a sought after poet, playwright and short story writer who grew up in Guyana, where his love of language stemmed from listening to cricket commentaries on the radio. He has won many prizes, including the Smarties Book Prize and the Queen’s Gold Medal and in 2021 was awarded the prestigious BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. John is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and his work appears in an AQA anthology for GCSE English Literature. With his partner Grace Nichols, John has edited many anthologies including A Caribbean Dozen and Under the Moon and Over the Sea (Walker Books), and he is the author of the Carnegie-longlisted My Name Is Book. John lives in Lewes, East Sussex. He will read from his various works, perform a few favourites and be in conversation with curator Melanie Abrahams.

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