3. ● Vultures’ is one of the famous poems
of the Nigerian poet Chinua Achebe.
It is a dark and somber piece that
focuses on the Belsen concentration
camp and a commandant who works
there.
Vultures
4. Questions
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04
01
What type of poem is
‘Vultures’?
What is the meaning of
‘Vultures’?
03
What is the message of
‘Vultures’?
What was Belsen Camp?
Why is it mentioned in
the poem?
5. ● The horrors I saw still
wake me at night’: the
liberation of Belsen, 75
years on
Harriet Sherwood
6. ● ‘Death Fugue’ by Paul Celan
● ‘The Survivor’ by Primo Levi
● ‘Never Shall I Forget’ by Elie Wiesel
Poems like “ Vultures “
13. Conclusion
The messageofthis piece is hintedatin the
laststanza.Throughthispoem,Achebetells
readersthateven in thecoldcaverns of
someone’scruel heart,lovecan exist.This love
is comparedtoa“germ” thatnotonlyaffects
the loved onesbutalsoothersarounda
person,fromhumanity’sperspective.
15. Refrence :
http://www.mahmag.org/english/worldpoetry.php?itemid=456
•Chinua Achebe at the Poetry Foundation
•Compare and Contrast Vultures by Chinua Achebe & What Were They
Like by Denise Levertov.
•The Observer , Guardian News & Media Limited or affiliated companies ,
2022
•Times of India , Russia Ukraine war news live updates , 2022.
•Works by or about Chinua Achebe at Internet Archive
•The Chinua Achebe Center at Bard College
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