The Poetry World of John Agard

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Author: Agard, John Poetry (Children's / Teenage)Published on 10 July 2025 by Otter-Barry Books in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 128 pages, Illustrations, black and white277 x 158 x 18 | 470g A towering figure in the children’s and YA poetry world, John Agard has chosen favourite poems from eight of his previously published collections: I Din Do Nuttin; Say it Again, Granny; No Hickory, No Dickory, No Dock;Laughter is an Egg; Grandfather's Old Bruk-a-Down Car; We Animals Would Like a Word With You; Come Back to Me My Boomerang, and Points of View With Professor Peekaboo.Over 80 poems are included, reflecting the genius of Agard through a range of poetic forms and styles and most of all his extraordinary ability to connect with children of all ages through poetry. Show more