The Forsaken by Duncan Campbell Scott

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The Forsaken

I
Once in the winter
Out on a lake
In the heart of the north-land,
Far from the Fort
And far f .........
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Duncan Campbell Scott

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Jess Patterson (11/21/2006 1:16:00 AM)
We have recently studied this poem for English at my school. I am doing an essay on it and the way it contrasts with 'Everybody's Mother' by Liz Lochhead in my external exam for NCEA Level 2 tomorrow. I really like this poem and have rated it 8/10. It shows the strength ('valient, unshaken') that the Chipewa woman possesed. It's so empowering to see how she doesn't protest her fate, she merely accepts her situation and understands it is the way things are. I admire her for the strength she shows.

Ali Gorcak (11/12/2004 4:18:00 PM)
what is the literal meaning of this amazing poem?