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The father of performance poetry, John Agard, brings you a collection of riotously funny poems. Follow that Word is a celebration of imagination and demonstrates the true diversity of language.

A dazzling collection of over sixty poems, Follow That Word delivers John Agard''s musings on people and places from the modern and historical world, this wonderful collection that can be rediscovered over and over again. With gorgeous black-and-white illustrations from Momoko Abe, Follow That Word takes you on a thought-provoking journey into the wonderful world of words, and this collection belongs on every bookshelf.

''It''s been around from Creation dawn,
And it only takes two to catch on,
Try it people, and you''ll soon see,
This is a dance that can set you free,
It''s called the dance of diversity.''

Reviews for Half-caste, and Other Poems:
''Rollicking Caribbean-flavored rhythms

Follow that Word

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    A Paperback / softback by John Agard, Momoko Abe

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      Publisher Hachette Children's Group
      Published 26 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9781444964974
      978-1444964974
      ISBN-10 1444964976

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The father of performance poetry, John Agard, brings you a collection of riotously funny poems. Follow that Word is a celebration of imagination and demonstrates the true diversity of language.

      A dazzling collection of over sixty poems, Follow That Word delivers John Agard''s musings on people and places from the modern and historical world, this wonderful collection that can be rediscovered over and over again. With gorgeous black-and-white illustrations from Momoko Abe, Follow That Word takes you on a thought-provoking journey into the wonderful world of words, and this collection belongs on every bookshelf.

      ''It''s been around from Creation dawn,
      And it only takes two to catch on,
      Try it people, and you''ll soon see,
      This is a dance that can set you free,
      It''s called the dance of diversity.''

      Reviews for Half-caste, and Other Poems:
      ''Rollicking Caribbean-flavored rhythms

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