Checking Out Me History- John Agard Flashcards
1
Q
Dem tell me…
A
What dem want to tell me
2
Q
Bandage up me eye…
A
Blind me to me own identity
3
Q
Dem tell me bout de dish run away with de spoon…
A
But dem never tell me bout nanny de maroon
4
Q
Dem tell me bout ole king cole was a merry ole soul…
A
But dem never tell me about mary seacole
5
Q
I carving…
A
Out me own identity
6
Q
Dem tell me about columbus and 1942…
A
But dem never tell me about what happened to the caribs and de arwaks too
7
Q
Themes for checking out me history
A
-power of humans
-identity
