Dem tell me ...
... to tell me
Bandage up me ...
... me own identity
Dem tell me ...
... me bout dat
Toussaint ...
... de Haitian Revolution
Dem tell me ...
... Nanny de Maroon
Nanny ...
... To freedom river
Dem tell me ...
... de Arawaks too
Dem tell me ...
... bout Mary Seacole
From Jamaica ...
... the Russian snow
A healing star ...
... To the dying
Dem tell me ...
... out me identity
Select any word below to get its definition in the context of the poem. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the poem.
Further Analysis of Agard's Work — The author Daljit Nagra analyzes "Checking Out Me History" as well as other poems by Agard.
More by John Agard — A critical perspective, full biography, and bibliography of Agard from the British Council.
The Poem in Performance — Another reading of "Checking Out Me History," this time in a live setting.
The Poem Out Loud — Listen to the poem read by Agard himself.