John Agard: 'Listen Mr Oxford don'

John Agard reads his poem 'Listen Mr Oxford don' from Pamela Robertson-Pearce's film JOHN AGARD LIVE! which comes on a free DVD with his book ALTERNATIVE ANTHEM: SELECTED POEMS (Bloodaxe Books, 2009). There are two other excerpts on YouTube, one with John Agard reading the title-poem 'Alternative Anthem' and the other with Agard and fellow Guyanan Keith Waithe performing 'Flute Boy' followed by Agard's reading of 'Half-caste'. For more details, see: http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852248238

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[hemu1en]

Boncath2: Try turning up the sound on your computer!

[LilMissDivaRu]

i had to do this at school :)

[fizaya1]

me not no oxford don, me a simple immigrant from clapham common, i didnt graduate i immigrate,but iam warning you MR oxford don, iam man on the run and man on the run is a dangerous man, i dont have no gun i dont have no knife but mogging queens english is story of my life, i dont need no axe to split up ur syntax, i dont need no hammer to mash up ur grammer, i am warninf you mr oxford don iam a wanted man and a wanted man is a dangerous one... iam making queens englisg accessory for my offence.

[Davlan60]

@LilMissDivaRu same bro XD

[Boncath2]

There's something wrong with the sound. Can't hear it.

[woahitzphoebe]

yeah i think its a great poem

[TytagarustheMetalMan]

@LilMissDivaRu SAME

[ilyasisthebest]

@IlluminationGlobal just shut up you bastard

[srhc24]

I ACTUALLY LOVE JOHN AGARD. HE'S AMAZING.

[6oobiies]

ARD BARS

[xXCPDaBeastXx]

This is a train wreck to try and type out on Word. Everything is apparently a mistake.

[JBearWWE]

0:15 sounds like hes about to do mc rap