Poetry: Carr Mill Infant School reception class

When well-known Rastafarian poet Levi Tafari first visited Carr Mill Infant School, some of the children were nervous in his presence. Two children hid behind the teacher, crying and faking ailments. The bold ones asked questions such as, 'Why are you that colour?' and, because he wore dreadlocks, 'What have you got in your hair?' Levi answered questions in ways that the children could understand and they soon became relaxed in his company. By the end of the project, their attitude towards him was close to adoration. They wanted to copy him, making and wearing headbands like his, and even...