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John Agard was born on 21 June, 1949 in Grantham, British Guiana, is a Guyanese Poet. Discover John Agard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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Gemini |
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21 June 1949 |
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21 June |
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Grantham, British Guiana |
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British Guiana
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John Agard Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is John Agard's Wife?
His wife is Grace Nichols
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John Agard Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Agard worth at the age of 74 years old? John Agard’s income source is mostly from being a successful Poet. He is from British Guiana. We have estimated John Agard's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949) is a Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain.
He went on to study English, French and Latin at A-Level, writing his first published poetry when he was in the sixth form, and left school in 1967.
He taught the languages he had studied and worked in a local library.
He was also a sub-editor and feature writer for the Guyana Sunday Chronicle, publishing two books while he was still in Guyana.
His father (Ted) settled in London and Agard moved to Britain with his partner Grace Nichols in 1977, settling in Ironbridge, Shropshire.
He worked for the Commonwealth Institute and the BBC in London.
His awards included the 1997 Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry, the Cholmondeley Award in 2004 and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2012.
In November 2021 he became the first poet to be awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award.
His poems "Half Caste" and "Checking Out Me History" have been featured in the AQA English GCSE anthology since 2002, meaning that many students (aged 13–16) have studied his work for their GCSE English qualifications.
Archival literary records consisting of "letters and proofs relating to the published poetry works of John Agard" are held at Newcastle University Special Collections, in the Bloodaxe Books Archive.
Agard lives in Lewes, East Sussex, with his partner, the Guyanese poet Grace Nichols.
Agard was poet-in-residence at the National Maritime Museum in 2008.
In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
He was awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.
Agard was born in British Guiana (now Guyana), and grew up in Georgetown.
He loved to listen to cricket commentary on the radio and began making up his own, which led to a love of language.
