Laughter is an egg
with a crick-crack face
that can hide in the heart
of the human race.
Tummy tickling, rib-cracking and even wee-yourself laughs can all be found in the pages of this eggstraordinary collection of poems, riddles, jokes and ballads from the wonderful John Agard.
Autorentext
John Agard is an acclaimed poet, playwright and children's author. Born in Guyana, Agard moved to Britain in 1977 where he worked with the Commonwealth Institute giving talks, readings and workshops in thousands of schools around the country. His poetry features on the English GCSE syllabus and he has won numerous awards for his work, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2012 and the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement award in 2021.
Zusammenfassung
Laughter is an egg
with a crick-crack face
that can hide in the heart
of the human race.
Tummy tickling, rib-cracking and even wee-yourself laughs can all be found in the pages of this eggstraordinary collection of poems, riddles, jokes and ballads from the wonderful John Agard.