Limbo, Nothings Changed, and Blessing Essay -- Poetry Tatamkhulu Afrik

Limbo, Nothings Changed, and Blessing Write about the various ways in which the poets present their ideasand give the subscriber an insight into different cultures.The triple metrical compositions that will be studied areLimbo by Edward Kamau BraithwaiteNothings changed by Tatamkhulu AfrikaBlessing by Imtiaz DharkerThe cultural location and stirring (for the writers) of these verse formsis of great curiosity (to many readers) and also of high deviation,thus the way in which we are given an insight into the differentcultures will be considered in truth carefully.LimboEdward Kamau Braithwaite, the writer of Limbo is creating tension andanxiety, while at the same time expressing his view of slavery in thepoem, he is trying to create the entrap of a ship filled with evil andis trying to make the reader see that slavery is far from good butactually very, very cruel, he tells the story of afro Caribbeanslavery in a rhyming & rhythmic dance. He has made it a verymotivating and complex poem. I feel that there are two meanings orstorylines to the poem the first and main narrative being a play beingacted out on the ship presentation the cruel and evil history of AfroCaribbean slavery, and the second being a more upbeat and blissfulside to the poem which is portraying the actions of the limbo dance.The first three quarters of the poem deal with slavery and the limbodance combined together while the last quarter of the poem is like thesun break of serve and light coming out, it only deals with the happinessthat there is around the limbo dance in much more detail and describeshow their is light at the break off of the tunnel for the slaves.The poem has a very strong beat, signifying the dance that is beingpo... ...heme that has been incorporated into thepoem.Rhythm has not been used in the poem, it is very brief, and gives theeffect of everyday speech.We have a clear sense of Imtiaz Dharkers culture water is valuedvery highly, (as peoples lives depend on this su pply). Personally Ifeel that In Britain we constantly take water for granted and shouldnot and that the poet maybe trying to convey to us a very importantmessage. The poem ends with a picture of the littlie children nakedand screaming. The sense of their beauty is overshadowed by the ideaof how weak, fragile and helpless they are.Overall I feel this poem is the best poem (of the three) to give thereader an insight into different cultures in a brief and logical way,however I feel that Tatamkhulu Afrika Who wrote Nothings Changed present his ideas in the most superb and original way.