I Have Crossed an Ocean by Grace Nichols Penelope Shuttle and uncertainties of living in

and uncertainties of living in the modern world

Its subjects include games of all kinds: from schoolyard Double Dutch to the chess match of love

terrorists

making Brother a searing but ultimately up-lifting journey of grief

It takes up once more the theme of the uncertainty of life

I Have Crossed an Ocean by Grace Nichols Penelope Shuttle and uncertainties of living inGrace Nichols poetry has a gritty lyricism that addresses the transatlantic connections central to the Caribbean British experience. Her work brings a mythic awareness and a sensuous musicality that is at the same time disquieting. Born and educated in Guyana, Grace Nichols moved to Britain in 1977. I Have Crossed an Ocean is a comprehensive selection spanning some 25 years of her writing. Not only rich music, an easy lyricism, but also grit, and