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Bertrand Bickersteth
(1969–)
Bertrand Bickersteth, poet, spoken-word artist, playwright, and scholar of black
Alberta, refers to Alberta as his “central space of inspiration,” but also his “unwill-
ing muse” (Afrikadey!) —unwilling because it is always reluctant to reveal its black
past and present.Bickersteth was born in Sierra Leone and raised in Olds, Alberta. He holds a BA
in English literature from the University of British Columbia and an MA in compara-
tive literatu...
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