John Agard reads his 'Alternative Anthem'

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John Agard performs his 'Alternative Anthem' with the audience at London's Soho Theatre. 'Alternative Anthem', from his collection We Brits (Bloodaxe Books, 2006), is also the title poem of Alternative Anthem, a new DVD-book to be published in 2009 featuring readings filmed at different venues, including this one. This film is from In Person: 30 Poets: http://youtube.com/watch?v=r2h5cjDHKCY
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http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852248009
For more details of John Agard's We Brits go to
http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852247339

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  • I saw this guy and Simon Armitage yesterday, they were amazing!! Mind blowing.. They connect to the audience so perfectly... Wow!!

  • John Agard is the biggest legend this country has ever seen-he is inspirational!

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  • @greenyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I know I'm two years late, but I went to see him and at Nottingham today along with Simon Armitage (GCSE English student, Poetry Live!), I really thought I'd never find poetry or anything related to it funny, I was seriously mistaken.

  • @purebritishsmith

    :) IN london Holborn ... my school went too ;)

  • saw him yesterday in northampton ,, he was great lol so funny ,, simon has quite a good sense of humour as well lol

  • Saw at Poetry Live! SO good.

  • saw him at Oxford today, poetry live! Him and Simon armitage were amazing

  • :D saw him 2day @ GSCE poetry live! :D well happy :L

    he read some which arent in the syllabus (like the mouse one and the union jack and union jill one and some other 1's) and half-caste and alternative athem (joining in was AWESOME)

  • I prefer the current one

  • Same- he was awesome

  • saw him at poetry live yesterday!

    legend- i actually listened to him.

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