Multicultural poems Shooting Fish By Dmitri Allicock Bow.pdf
1. Multicultural poems Shooting Fish By Dmitri Allicock Bow and...
Multicultural poems
Shooting Fish
By Dmitri Allicock
Bow and arrow in the fading light
Drifting into the darkness of night
Fish sheltering near the river shore
Lukanani, tibacuri, catabac & more
The bite of the river, ripples so still
Rhythm of a native Guyanese thrill
Last rays of light as dusk turns gray
An arrow shoots without much delay
Patience and quiet in the light of moon
Fry fish and cassava bread very soon
The Little Black Boy
BY WILLIAM BLAKE
My mother bore me in the southern wild,
And I am black, but O! my soul is white;
White as an angel is the English child:
But I am black as if bereav'd of light.
My mother taught me underneath a tree
And sitting down before the heat of day,
She took me on her lap and kissed me,
And pointing to the east began to say.
Look on the rising sun: there God does live
And gives his light, and gives his heat away.
And flowers and trees and beasts and men receive
Comfort in morning joy in the noonday.
And we are put on earth a little space,
That we may learn to bear the beams of love,
And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face
Is but a cloud, and like a shady grove.
2. For when our souls have learn'd the heat to bear
The cloud will vanish; we shall hear his voice.
Saying: come out from the grove my love & care,
And round my golden tent like lambs rejoice.
Thus did my mother say and kissed me,
And thus, I say to little English boy.
When I from black and he from white cloud free,
And round the tent of God like lambs we joy:
Ill shade him from the heat till he can bear,
To lean in joy upon our father's knee.
And then I'll stand and stroke his silver hair,
And be like him and he will then love me.
Child of Guyana
Written by Dmitri Allicock
I am a child of Guyana's green
Land of much nature to be seen
Pristine forest and grassy plains
A rich land of sunshine and rain
Flat coast, hills, and rocky heights
The majestic harpy eagle in flight
Fruits, vegetables & a lucky seed
Creeks to swim and colorful beads
Cassava bread and a pepperpot fill
Corial, paddle, with school on a hill
Coconuts to drink and bush tea brew
I am a child of the fresh morning dew
The three poems with a grade three level and provide a literal understanding of the
experiences and ideas the poet presents of a particular culture. Identify Figures of Speech
used in the poems. the elements in the poems.
2. The narration fully captures the essence of each poem in three to four sentences.
3. The narration demonstrates fully a literal understanding of the poems.
4. Extract from these poems the embedded themes and show how the poems can foster
(i) awareness
(ii) understanding
(iii) appreciation of others who are different.
(NB: Themes expressed in the poems are communicated fully and clearly in at least three
paragraphs.
5. Explain how you would teach one of the concepts depicted in one of the poems to a
particular grade level.
(NB: Justify selection of multicultural poems and their appropriateness for the grade level
identified.
