Half Caste (poem)


"Half-Caste" is a poem by John Agard that looks at people's ideas and usage of the term "half-caste". The poem is taken from Agard's 2005 collection of the same name, in which he explores a range of issues affecting black and mixed-race identity in the UK. The poem is written in the first-person. Agard uses phonetic spelling throughout the poem, in order to create the voice of the speaker. It was included in the AQA Anthology., and is currently included in the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature Poetry Anthology.