Dennis Scott: Poems Summary

Dennis Scott: Poems Summary

Marrysong

A poem about the a man's female love interest. She is a complicated and shifting person who the man never quite manages to fully understand throughout the course of poem. The narrator describes the man's attempts to understand her, and his eventual acceptance of her shifting nature.

The Never Ending Blame Game

A poem told by a narrator who has grown frustrated by the way people loudly blame others for their problems rather than taking responsibility for them. The narrator starts by imagining the thought process of these people, then loudly and strongly denounces this way of thinking.

Uncle Time

A poem written in a strong Caribbean dialect about the concept of time. In this poem, Time is personified as the narrator's cruel and mischievous uncle. This poem paints the passage of time as an unfriendly horror rather than something to enjoy, playing with the stereotypes surrounding time.

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