Malik Al Nasir

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Malik Al Nasir (formerly Mark T. Watson) is a British author and poet, born in Liverpool UK in 1966 to a Welsh mother and a Guyanese father. He grew up partly with his family in Liverpool and after the tragic paralysis of his father, he was taken into local authority care. He successfully sued the government for neglect, racism and physical abuse whilst in their care and received a public apology from Liverpool's Lord Mayor.

Malik is the author of the book Ordinary Guy under his previous name Mark T. Watson and is the founder and Chief Executive of UK publishing house Fore-Word Press Ltd. This book is a combination of poetry and explanatory prose that spans a period of 10 years. The book includes "Malik's Mode" and features a foreword by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of the Last Poets. It was written in tribute to Gil Scott Heron.

Mark also featured in a documentary film about his poetry along with Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets and Benjamin Zephniah. The film is called Word Up - From Ghetto to Mecca and features commentary and performance poetry. The DVD is due for release in the UK in 2006 by Fore-Word Press Ltd.

The film was produced by Shirani Sabaratnam, former BBC and Channel 4 Producer.

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