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Explore the feelings of two of the poets who now live in England but have their roots in another culture.
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Explore the feelings of two of the poets who now live in England but have their roots in another culture. 'Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan' and 'Hurricane Hits England' are two poems where the poets describe their new life in England but remember important connections with their past in the country where they were born. Grace Nicholls was born and brought up in the British colony of Guyana, but moved to England when she was 27. In her poem, 'Hurricane Hits England' she describes the effect of the violent storm, which hit England in 1987 and how this storm, awakened links with her past. Moniza Alvi was born in Pakistan and moved to England when she was a child. In 'Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan' Alvi describes the Indian /Asian gifts which were sent from her homeland and she remembers how she reacted to these presents. In 'Hurricane...
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