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ALTERNATIVE ANTHEM
SELECTED POEMS |
| By: |
John Agard, Pamela Robertson-Pearce |
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Paperback |
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£12.00 |
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£8.76 |
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£3.24 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1852248238 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781852248239 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOODAXE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
10 February, 2009 |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
Includes poetry from "We Brits" that gives an outsider-insider view of British life in poems which both challenge and cherish our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions. This book also includes "Weblines" that contains three Caribbean myths of transformation: the steeldrum, the limbo dancer, and Anansi, the spider trickster god. |
| Synopsis: |
John Agard has been broadening the canvas of British poetry for the past 30 years with his mischievous, satirical fables which overturn all our expectations. "Alternative Anthem" is a live album of poems from books published over three decades, including "John Agard Live!", a DVD of filmed highlights from recent performances made by filmmaker Pamela Robertson-Pearce. It includes poetry from "We Brits" in which the Guyanese-born word magician gives an outsider-insider view of British life in poems which both challenge and cherish our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions; "Weblines" that contains three powerful Caribbean myths of transformation: the steeldrum, the limbo dancer, and Anansi, the spider trickster god; and, "From the Devil's Pulpit" that is a Devil's eye view of the world, sweeping from Genesis across time; and, other collections including "Mangoes and Bullets" and "Lovelines for a Goat-Born Lady", as well his children's books, featuring some of Agard's best-known poems - "Listen Mr Oxford don", "Palm Tree King", "Half-Caste", and "English Girl Eats Her First Mango".John Agard's latest collection, "Clever Backbone", is published by Bloodaxe at the same time as "Alternative Anthem". |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bloodaxe Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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