tag:johnagardblog.blog.co.uk,2009-11-10:/MokoFeed2009-11-10T07:50:52+01:00tag:johnagardblog.blog.co.uk,2008-06-11:/2008/06/11/title-4300995/hanicia2008-06-11T10:50:42+02:002008-06-11T10:50:42+02:00 <p class="center">JOHN AGARD</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/title-4300995/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:johnagardblog.blog.co.uk,2008-06-11:/2008/06/11/john-agard-and-grace-nicholls-4300951/hanicia2008-06-11T10:43:19+02:002008-06-11T10:43:19+02:00 <p>John Agard and Grace Nicholls. </p> <p>John Agard was born on June 21st 1949. He is a playwright, poet and children's writer from Guyana, who moved to England with his partner Grace Nicholls in 1977. They now live inLewes, near Brighton. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/john-agard-and-grace-nicholls-4300951/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:johnagardblog.blog.co.uk,2008-06-11:/2008/06/11/half-caste-4300783/hanicia2008-06-11T10:15:16+02:002008-06-11T10:15:16+02:00 <p>Half-Caste<br> By John Agard.</p> <p>Excuse me<br> standing on one leg<br> I'm half-caste</p> <p>Explain yuself<br> wha yu mean<br> when yu say half-caste<br> yu mean when picasso<br> mix red an green<br> is a half-caste canvas/<br> explain yuself<br> wha u mean<br> when yu say half-caste<br> yu mean when light an shadow<br> mix in de sky<br> is a half-caste weather/<br> well in dat case<br> england weather<br> nearly always half-caste<br> in fact some o dem cloud<br> half-caste till dem overcast<br> so spiteful dem dont want de sun pass<br> ah rass/<br> explain yuself<br> wha yu mean<br> when yu say half-caste<br> yu mean tchaikovsky<br> sit down at dah piano<br> an mix a black key<br> wid a white key<br> is a half-caste symphony/</p> <p>Explain yuself<br> wha yu mean<br> Ah listening to yu wid de keen<br> half of mih ear<br> Ah looking at u wid de keen<br> half of mih eye<br> and when I'm introduced to yu<br> I'm sure you'll understand<br> why I offer yu half-a-hand<br> an when I sleep at night<br> I close half-a-eye<br> consequently when I dream<br> I dream half-a-dream<br> an when moon begin to glow<br> I half-caste human being<br> cast half-a-shadow<br> but yu come back tomorrow<br> wid de whole of yu eye<br> an de whole of yu ear<br> and de whole of yu mind</p> <p>an I will tell yu<br> de other half<br> of my story</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/half-caste-4300783/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>