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Not only is Jackie Kay the author of several poetry collections and the acclaimed novel Trumpet, she’s also something of a national treasure. Taking her adoptive upbringing and Scottish-Nigerian heritage as jumping-off points, her work probes the notoriously knotty topics of gender, race and identity. She was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2006. Tonight, especially for you, she presents a choice platter of her finest poems. Apples and Snakes - Jackie Kay website.