Multiculture Abroad
They want me to write a poem
a poem like the natives write
about sand and sea and sunshine
and exotica like that.
They want me to speak a poem
a poem like they say West Indians speak
about rice and peas and carnivals and mango trees
and multicultural things like that.
They want me to perform a poem
a poem like they say the Blacks perform
with black english and tenor pans
and bongo drums and musical stuff like that
They want me to write a poem
a poem that would prove how multi culture is
and it makes me think about living here and
writing there and migratory stuff like that
About this poem
This poem, representing Grenada, is part of The Written World – our collaboration with BBC radio to broadcast a poem from every single nation competing in London 2012.
