Year 9 Poets Information

Question 1

Where was Grace Nichols born?

Answer 1

Georgetown, Guyana

Question 2

When was Grace Nichols born?

Answer 2

1950

Question 3

What is Grace Nichols’ heritage?

Answer 3

Caribbean

Question 4

When did Grace Nichols move to the UK?

Answer 4

1977

Question 5

What are the main themes of Grace Nichols’ poems?

Answer 5

Cultural identity, displacement, and belonging

Question 6

Where was Sujata Bhatt born?

Answer 6

Ahmedabad, India

Question 7

When was Sujata Bhatt born?

Answer 7

1956

Question 8

When did Sujata Bhatt move to the US?

Answer 8

When she was a teenager, 1968

Question 9

What are the main themes of Sujata Bhatt’s poems?

Answer 9

Language, cultural heritage, identity, connections and tensions between language, how language shapes identity and memory

Question 10

Bhatt is known for incorporating multiple languages into her poetry. What are the two main languages she uses?

Answer 10

English and Gujarati

Question 11

Where was Benjamin Zephaniah born?

Answer 11

Birmingham, England

Question 12

When was Benjamin Zephaniah born?

Answer 12

1958

Question 13

What is Benjamin Zephaniah’s heritage?

Answer 13

Parents are from Jamaica, Caribbean

Question 14

What are the main themes of Benjamin Zephaniah’s poems?

Answer 14

Social injustice, political and social issues like racism

Question 15

What is Benjamin Zephaniah’s style?

Answer 15

Heavily influenced by reggae music and dub poetry, characterized by its rhythmic and musical delivery