The Poetry World of John Agard by John Agard, illustrated by Shirley Hottier John Greening the poetic will of an

the poetic will of an authentic poet

Ingenious and funny

and it has all the appeal of his widely acclaimed fiction

Woven between the visuals are virtuosic lyric poems: poignant

The Poetry World of John Agard by John Agard, illustrated by Shirley Hottier John Greening the poetic will of anShortlisted for the CLiPPA: the only award solely to highlight published poetry for children. A towering figure in the childrens 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