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Olive Senior

By: Rainha Soares

Olive Senior

Fourth Poem

Conclusion

Tropic Love

Senior found inspiration in what she witnessed throughout her life in Jamaica. "Tropic Love" was a great example of this.

Gardening in the Tropics you hear poetry

in some unexpected places. Sitting on my

verandah last night I overheard two people

passing by. The woman said:

You don’t bring me flowers anymore

- or anything for the children.

My heart has turned to stone

but I cannot put that in the pot.

Love me and my family or leave me

to sit by the roadside to sell,

by the riverside taking in washing,

by milady’s fire cooking for my living.

I’m a woman with heavy responsibilities.

With my lot I’m prepared to be contented.

With your sweet words, Lover, tempt me

not, if you’ve come empty-handed.

http://www.ryerson.ca/olivesenior/poems/tropic_love.html

Biography

  • Olive Senior was born in Trelawny, Jamaica on December 23, 1941
  • At the age of four she was sent to live with her great aunt and uncle in Westmorland
  • Studied at Montego Bay High School
  • Earned her B.S in Journalism from Carleton University
  • Teacher, Journalist, Publisher

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/2936697

Achievements

  • Olive is the recipient of many fellowships and awards including the Gold Medal of the institute of Jamaica
  • Her stories and poems have been broadcast widely, transferred into several languages and published in numerous literary journals which used in schools/universities

Culture

  • Olive Senior experienced cultural ties at a very young age
  • Many of Senior's works focus on her childhood
  • Senior's interest in literature was sparked by the stories she heard from older people in Jamaica as well as those who had come to the more urban areas to find jobs
  • Her tales revolve around the conflicts between race, class and cultural roots
  • Senior uses images of the village life from the perspective of both the child and adults in Jamaica
  • Also, she writes about the absence of guardians or spouses which is very common in Jamaica.

"Tropic Love"

Date of Publication: 1994

Tropic Love stuck out to me because it relates a lot to our modern day women or single parents.

Poetic Techniques:

  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Conversational Tone

Theme: The main theme of this poem is the Caribbean where single parented households are headed by a female.

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