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Also Known As Edward Kamau Brathwaite • Edward Brathwaite • Lawson Edward Brathwaite
Born May 11, 1930 • Bridgetown • Barbados
Died February 4, 2020 (aged 89) • Barbados
Notable Works “New Verse”
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