Kae Tempest
British Rapper, Poet, and Playwright
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British Rapper, Poet, and Playwright
Former Poet Laureate of the United States
Artist, Poet and Author
Award Winning Poet & Memoirist Essayist Editor Critic Translator
2020-2021 Youth Poet Laureate of the United States for "Walking Gentry Home" (2022), Actress, Author, & Activist
Distinguished Poet National Book Award Finalist
Memoirist, Poet of “Unaccompanied” (2017), New York Times Bestselling Author of “Solito” (2022) & Advocate for Immigrant Voices in the Arts
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