from Guyana in 1977, Grace Nichols has written widely for both children and adults. This poem comes from her new collection--Picasso, I Want My Face Back (Bloodaxe).Wildly original--a poem in the voice of the Empire State Building--this is in some ways a war poem ("the twin kingdoms have gone") but one which gestures, literally, towards peace in the lovely image of Western architecture reaching out to touch "the minarets of those mosques".
from Carol Ann Duffy: The Daily Mirror: Poetry Corner
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