Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her local connections are well known but her mixed ethnicity is less well-known. We had a good session discussing race, culture-shock, and the effects of migration. (See "Aurora Leigh" by EBB)The MRLC kindly lent us one of their display boards about EBB for the morning. This included a wonderful picture of Hope End house (since demolished) - a ditsy mixture of architectural styles. (see below)
We also read a wonderful poem by Grace Nichols called "The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping" - which inspired some great shopping stories and anecdotes.
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