The document summarizes and compares two poems: "Island Man" by Grace Nichols and "Nothing's Changed" by an unknown author. "Island Man" uses metaphors like "Emerald" to describe the poet's tropical island, with palm trees and green foliage. It contrasts the closeness and safety of the island with waking up in London, where the pillow reminds him of the sea but it's just another day in the city. "Nothing's Changed" is set in South Africa's District Six after the end of apartheid. A young boy who seems like a former slave presses against a window, leaving a small fingerprint, showing that despite modern times he remains poor. The poem contrasts