Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History

Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken word performer and social commentator George the Poet. Taking readers on a thought provoking poetical journey through Black British history, the anthology brings together some of the most exciting wordsmiths from across the diaspora and fascinating era by era

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and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him

A time-twisting

Before gay decriminalisation in 1993

Hayden exposes the truth' OLIVER BULLOUGH

Hitler's charismatic leadership may contrast with Stalin's regimented rule by fear

Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever

Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world - and our huge influence upon it

FINANCIAL TIMES AND IRISH TIMES CULTURE*

An entire race was born when J

in a debut novel which shines with intelligence and humanity on every page

Howe Peter Browne