James Berry

James Berry's poems celebrate the inner city life of Britain and the rural Caribbean. They draw on the language and speech rhythms of both cultures. James was awarded an OBE for services to poetry. He died in 2017.

Poems by James Berry

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What do we do with a variation?

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Seeing Granny

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Night comes too soon

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Jamaican song

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Books by James Berry

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A Nest Full of Stars

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In A Nest Full of ...

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James Berry - What advice would you give to young poets?

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James Berry - How do you work on your poems?

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James Berry - Memories of playground rhymes

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James Berry - About variation

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