I Have Crossed an Ocean: Selected Poems

Grace 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. Her later collections are not covered by this selection: Picasso, I Want My Face Back (2009), The Insomnia Poems (2017) and Passport from Here to There (2020).

• | Author: Grace Nichols
• | Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• | Publication Date: May 31, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 191 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1852248580
• | ISBN-13: 9781852248581