Nothing's changed /

Question 1

who wrote ‘nothing’s changed’ and in what year?

Answer 1

Tatamkhulu Afrika, in 1994

Question 2

can you give some context about the poet and poem?

Answer 2

poet returns to a place that’s has changed physically but is exactly the same as he remembers it. Afrika’s parents died and he changed his name when moved to foster families . he is a member of the Mandela African national congress and was arrested for terrorism offence in 1987 and was banned from writing or public speaking for 5 years.

Question 3

can you give some quotes?

Answer 3

small round hard stones click under my heels// but my feet know, and my hands// and the skin about my bones// and the hot, white inwards turning// anger of my eyes// no sign says it is:// but we know where we belong// nothing’s changed

Question 4

what is the structure of the poem?

Answer 4

free verse but separated into 7 stanzas, the title of the poem is also the last line of the poem