Brendon Gallacher - Jackie Kay

This is my favorite poem for children. I made this animation as a gift to one of my favorites poets. I hope everybody loves this one. Specially Jackie Kay!

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Brendon Gallacher
By Jackie Kay


He was seven and I was six, my Brendon Gallacher.
He was Irish and I was Scottish, my Brendon Gallacher.
His father was in prison; he was a cat burglar.
My father was a communist party full-time worker.
He had six brothers and I had one, my Brendon Gallacher.

He would hold my hand and take me by the river
where we'd talk all about his family being poor.
He'd get his mum out of Glasgow when he got older.
A wee holiday some place nice. Some place far.
I'd tell my mum about my Brendon Gallacher

how his mum drank and his daddy was a cat burglar.
And she'd say, 'Why not have him round to dinner?'
No, no, I'd say, he's got big holes in his trousers.
I like meeting him by the burn in the open air.
Then one day after we'd been friends two years,

One day when it was pouring and I was indoors,
My mum says to me, 'I was talking to Mrs Moir
who lives next door to your Brendon Gallacher
Didn't you say his address was 24 Novar?
She says there are no Gallachers at 24 Novar

There never have been any Gallachers next door.'
And he died then, my Brendon Gallacher,
flat out on my bedroom floor, his spiky hair,
his impish grin, his funny, flapping ear.
Oh Brendon. Oh my Brendon Gallacher.

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[sinead1790]

I'm with Jackie Kay now in her kitchen and she wanted to let you know she loves this! Its brightened up our Saturday night!! Xxx

[rafpassos]

@sinead1790 Thank you very much! I've studied her poems in my English literature course at my university (UFBA), here in Brazil.

I'm a great fan of her poems. Once, a teacher asked to me an animation about a special poem, and I decided to make a videoclip for Brendon Gallacher. I studied about Jackie's life, which was a huge inspiration for me. Every second of animation that I edited, no mattered the grade of the work (that I've got A+), I did it thinking about Jackie's reaction. Now I'm glad!

[sinead1790]

Hello

[donniebirthday]

This is wonderful

[Coolguy118118]

This is a great video. Shows the poem brilliantly, thank you.

[calthegnome]

Meh.... Have to describe this for my english hw -_-

[kleitman]

Fantastic job, man!

;~]

[Madalicemoon]

Lindo garoto. Amei msm! Vc e seu irmão formam uma dupla incrível!!! #sertanejofeelings ann?