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'Where the Scattering Began' is a poem written by Merle Collins.
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Where the Scattering Began 'Where the Scattering Began' is a poem written by Merle Collins. In this poem she uses many clever techniques such as rhythm changes, diction, repetition and personification. She uses these techniques in order to make the poem more interesting to read and effective. The poem is about how she has left her home and come to a new place called London. She talks about her memories and how she is still united with her race though she is abroad. However, she has changed some things about herself such as her name and language. She describes these changes as being the 'Scattering'. Rhythm changes are used throughout the poem in order to obtain a variety of rhythms and keep it interesting. We know the pace of the rhythm by looking at the punctuation that Collins uses. For example, the comma after the word 'here' in the first line...
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