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World Service,04 Feb 2003,23 mins

Elizabeth Alexander and James G Basker

Meridian

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The African-American poet and academic discuss Amazing Grace, an anthology of poems about slavery written at the height of the Atlantic slave trade. Also on the programme: John Baxter talks about his career as a book trader and the joys and perils of buying second-hand books in Cuba. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

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