7. With birds you are never lonely Flashcards
who wrote this poem and what do we know about the poet?
the poet is Antrobus who is a British Jamaican writer born in London 1986- he is deaf and often write about different sounds in his poetry.
what is this poem about?
it is set in a noisy cafe when the narrator spots a man reading a book about trees which makes the narrator reflect on their recent trip to new zeland where they met a Maori woman who was very knowledgeable about nature.
what are key feelings in the poem
overload (intense noise), reflection and regret
what are key themes in the poem
identity (culture), nature (connection to), nature (damage to),loneliness and isolation
quote that creates spiritual impact of poem
‘Kauri trees…Tui Birds”
quote to show the personification of the trees
if they had to cut us down
quote that is the last line of the poem that implies that something spiritual is lost in the world when humans interfere with nature
the gods they can’t hold
