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ABOUT THE POET -DENNIS BRUTUS, Dennis Vincent Brutus was, born on 28 Nov. 1924 and died on 26 Dec. 2009, He was a South African, - activist (protesting for the end of Apartheid in SA), -educator,, -journalist and, -poet, , ABOUT THE POEM, - is a simple poem, , -containing non rhythmic 4 lines in a stanza., , - the poet, Dennis Brutus compare to a tree., , - is a reflection of how the poet face the oppression., , - the poet express his thoughts and protest against, colour discrimination (apartheid)., , | Am The Tree, | am the tree, creaking in the wind, outside in the night, , twisted and stubborn:, , | am the sheet, of the twisted tin shack, grating in the wind, , in a shrill sad protest:, , | am the voice, crying in the night, that cries endlessly, and will not be consoled., , - Dennis Brutus