Name: John Agard
Occupation: Poet
Birth Day: June 21, 1949
Age: 76
Birth Place: Guyana
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
DOB in Roman: VI.XXI.MCMXLIX

John Agard

John Agard was born on 21 June 1949(76 years old) in Guyana. John Agard is Poet, Zodiac sign - Cancer. More detail about John Agard given below.

About John Agard

Guyanese poet, children's novelist, and dramatist who won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2012. His numerous literary works include Shoot Me With Flowers, Laughter is an Egg, and Brer Rabbit: The Great Tug-o-War.

John Agard before fame

He spent many joyful childhood evenings listening to cricket commentary on the radio while growing up in British Guiana.

Achievement of John Agard

In 2008, he was the National Maritime Museum's Poet-in-Residence.

John Agard family life

In 1977, he and his partner Grace Nichols relocated to England.

Associations of John Agard

A nationwide school poetry competition was judged by him and fellow poet Carol Ann Duffy in 2011.

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Guyanese poets. Guyanese dramatists and playwrights. Afro-Guyanese people. 21st-century British poets. Postcolonial literature. 20th-century British poets. Black British writers. British dramatists and playwrights. British male dramatists and playwrights. British children's writers. British male poets

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John Agard was born on 21 June 1949.

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John Agard is 76 year old.