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

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