John Agard

Poet and playwright · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77

John Agard FRSL is a Guyanese-born British playwright, poet and children's writer. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.

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2012King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryAward2007Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward2004Cholmondeley AwardAward1997Paul Hamlyn AwardAward1995Nestlé Children's Book PrizeAward1982Casa de las Américas PrizeAward1949Born21 June 1949

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