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Show how the poets sense of cultural identity have been explored in the poems
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Show how the poets sense of cultural identity have been explored in the poems Introduction: The two poets Grace Nichols and Sujata Bhatt have experienced cultural alienation. The three poems 'Island Man, Hurricane Hits England' and 'Search For My Tongue' all explain how the poets immigrated and felt about the new surroundings which were distant from her homeland and culture. The poets all had a secondary theme, for example in island man the theme is the sea, which is referred to as the 'blue surf'. In an extract from Graces interview she reveals ''I feel I belong from Guyana because I speak their language and I have sprung from that background''. This shows us that the poets feel culture is the centre of their identity. It is a strong feeling towards their homeland and identity. My objective is to analyse the poems 'Island Man, Hurricane Hits England' and ' Search For...
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