John Agard
- January 10, 2024
- Poet
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John Agard Biography
| Name | John Agard |
| Birthday | Jun 21 |
| Birth Year | 1949 |
| Birth Country | Guyana |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Spouse | Grace Nichols |
John Agard is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on June 21, 1949 in Guyana. Guyanese poet, children’s writer writer, playwright and winner of Queen Elizabeth’s Gold Medal for Poetry. His many literary work includes Shoot Me With Flowers, Laughter is an Egg, and Brer Rabbit: The Great Tug-o-War.
He along with fellow poet He and fellow poet Carol Ann Duffy judged a 2011 national school poetry competition. was the judge at a National school poetry competition.
The couple and He and his partner Grace Nichols moved to England in 1977. moved to England in 1977.
John Agard Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Poet |
| House | Living in own house. |
John Agard is one of the richest Poet from Guyana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Agard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was raised on the island of British Guiana and spent many blissful afternoons in the summer watching broadcasts of cricket on radio.
He was the 2008 Poet-in-Residence at the National Maritime Museum in London.
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Who is John Agard Dating?
According to our records, John Agard married to Grace Nichols. As of December 1, 2023, John Agard’s is not dating anyone.
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John Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Guyana. John Agard celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.
What is John Agard's most famous poem?
“Explain yuself / wha yu mean / when yu say half-caste / yu mean when picasso / mix red an green / is a half-caste canvas?” So questions the narrator of John Agard’s well-known poem ‘ Half-caste ‘, a wry, imaginative and darkly comic take on racial misconceptions and divisions.
What was John Agard well known for?
John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949 in British Guiana) is an Afro-Guyanese playwright, poet and children’s writer , now living in Britain. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. He was awarded BookTrust’s Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.
Why did Agard write checking out me history?
Checking Out Me History is a poem of two sides. Agard wants us to be aware of both the things he was taught at school and the things he did not learn in the mainstream curriculum that he feels are important. He uses the physical separation of the stanzas and the font styles to indicate which culture he is referencing.
What are John Agard poems about?
John is fascinated with the world, and how everything works, taking inspiration from science and maths as well as legends and fairy tales – he’s able to apply this passion for learning to his writing, with poems about everything from big numbers like the ‘Googol’ to those in the voice of an alarm clock, in ‘Clockwise’, …
What is the message of Half-Caste?
This is a poem about asserting your identity against others who would ‘bring you down’. John Agard was born in Guyana in 1949, with a Caribbean father and a Portuguese mother (he is of mixed race). In 1977, he moved to Britain, where he became angry with people who referred to him as ‘half-caste’.