Home English ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: A Textbook for Grade 10 Chapter 37: The Song of the Women of My Land
1.
The poet alludes to the theme of slavery through the lines:
"Leaving a dying song / Dead."
"Of how they ploughed the terrain of their landscape"
"To recount the story of enslavement... and who ploughed their soil and soul."
"The pen’s lips stumble as his rib screeches in an effort to sing the song"