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Sorrel and Black Cake: A Windrush Story
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Poetry from the Decendants of the Windrush Generation

Poem 'Come What May We’re Here 2 Stay’ by Khadijah Ibrahiim. Khadijah is of Jamaican parentage and was born in Leeds. She produces the Leeds Youth Poetry Slam festival.

Poem: © Khadijah Ibrahiim

 

Poem 'Generations Dreaming I’ by Dorothea Smartt. Dorothea is of Barbadian descent and was born and grew up in London. She has lectured on creative arts at Leeds University.

Poem: © Dorothea Smartt

 

Poem ‘Granny’s Love Poems’ by Malika Booker. Malika was born in England and has worked with organisations including the Arts Council England, the BBC and the British Council. Her parents are of Guyanese and Grenadian descent.

Poem: © Malika Booker