Jackie Kay Poems Flashcards

(6 cards)

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Keeping orchids

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“Cutting the stems”
“Her face is fading fast”
“Some of the buds remain closed as secrets”

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Lucazade

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“Sad chrysanthemums”
“I’m scared my mum is going to die”
“Orange nostalgia”

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3
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Whilst Leila Sleeps

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“I am moving in the dead of night”
“My fingers tie knots like fish nets”
“Leila is a bundle in her car seat”

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4
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Old tongue

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-“I lost my Scottish accent”
- “and I turned my back on Scotland”
- “new words marched in”

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5
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Gap year

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  • “I remember your Moses basket before you were born.”
  • “I follow your trails on my Times atlas”
  • “I have a son out in the big world”
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My grandmothers houses

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-“she still doesn’t settle down”
-“she still walks faster, rushing me down the high street.”
-“my parents do not believe”

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