Accabre Huntley
British poet of Guyanese parentage (born 1967)
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Accabre Huntley (born 1967) is a British poet of Guyanese parentage. She became a published poet as a child, and has performed nationally and internationally on radio and television.[1]
Accabre Huntley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) London, England |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | At School Today (1977) |
| Parent(s) | Jessica and Eric L. Huntley |
Life
Accabre Huntley – named after one of the insurgents in the 18th-century Berbice Rebellion[2] – was born in London, England, in 1967,[3] the daughter of activists and publishers Jessica and Eric Huntley, who founded Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications in 1969. At the age of seven, she wrote a poem about suffering racist abuse that was published by Valerie Sinason, who was then doing therapeutic work with children in East London.[4] At the age of nine or ten, she published a book of poems, At School Today, with Bogle -L'Ouverture.[5][6] While studying at Reynolds High School in Acton, London, she published her second poetry collection, Easter Monday Blues.[citation needed]
Huntley's work has been anthologised in collections including James Berry's News from Babylon (1984) and children's anthologies like Grace Nichols' Black Poetry (1988).[1]
She leads poetry workshops in schools, and is a member of The Poetry Society's Poets in Schools scheme and the Poetry Society's Examinations Department Advisory Group.[1]
Works
- At School Today. Ealing: Bogle-L'Ouverture, 1977.
- Easter Monday Blues. Ealing: Bogle-L'Ouverture, 1983.