Author Biography: Mark De Brito was born in London in 1963, the child of immigrant parents from Trinidad. His degree came from the University of Bristol and he also studied at the Guildhall School of Music. He received a New London Writers award for his first collection, . He is a published translator of African poetry and author of a libretto for a dance-theatre piece, , first performed in London in 2000 with Cuban dancers and Yoruba drummers. He is currently engaged in further research into Orisha in Trinidad.