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Ulysses by the Merlion

Ulysses by the Merlion

The poet Edwin Thumboo adopts the voice of Greek mythological hero, Ulysses and creates an epic journey like Ulysses.

The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down summary

The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down

This poem is about the first experience of snow by a Nigerian poet in a foreign land.

He compares the coldness of the western country to the warmth that he receives in Africa. He prefers warmth to coldness. 

The Drover's Wife summary

The Drover’s wife

This short story is about a Drover’s wife in Australia. Drovers are people who move their cattle over long distances. The drovers sometimes move so far with their cattle that their wives have to live alone for few days until they return. During these times their wives have to face different problems. The drovers and their wives normally live far away from society. So when the husbands go away for a while their wives face many problems.

Dark Secrets Summary

Dark Secrets

Summary

Dark Secrets are those secrets that one doesn’t want to reveal. This poem is about the experience of Australian Aboriginals in the past. How the white women and children made fun of the aboriginals during colonization in Australia.