For years you kept your accentin a box beneath the bed Liz Berry Summary Homing was written in 2014 as part of Berry’s award-winning poetry collection The Black Country. The collection is an ode to her birthplace and family heritage … Continue reading Homing by Liz Berry: AQA Worlds and Lives

the Punjabi in my mouth, became dislodged as milk teeth fell Raman Mundair Summary The speaker begins with comparing themselves and their sense of isolation to the Hindu deity Rama. They go on to lament their loneliness by highlighting their … Continue reading Name Journeys: AQA Worlds and Lives

Hello, she said, and startled me.Nice day. Nice day I agreed. James Berry Summary On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955 was written by James Berry, who was born in 1924 and died in 2017. Born in Jamaica … Continue reading On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955: AQA Worlds and Lives