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Say It Again Granny!

by John Agard · 1986

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A collection of twenty poems inspired by or based on Caribbean proverbs, such as "The older the violin the sweeter the tune" and Bad dancer mustn't blame the floor."

Themes
grandparentsgrandparentsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 48 pages
Form
poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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