The poet Grace Nichols introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children: Sun is laughing In this poem Grace Nichols imagines the sun as a moody, teenage girl. For forest Uses ...
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Grace Nichols reads 'Be a Butterfly' and recalls some memories from her childhood.
There are two additional selections of classic poems read by Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Grace Nichols introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children, including 'Cosmic ...
A performance of the poem, 'Praise Song for My Mother', by the poet Grace Nichols, in a beach setting. This is from the BBC series, Poets in Person. This short film will be relevant for teaching ...
After a time, you know, you can't hold on to them. They're meant to be shared. Grace Nichols talks about her poem, 'Praise Song for my Mother'. Following brief visual images of Guyana, she ...