▁R ott we iler ", ▁" The ▁Return ", ▁" My ▁Grand m other ' s ▁Room ", ▁" Cell ular ▁Od ys sey ", ▁" Ac oust ic ", ▁" History ▁Sh el ves ", ▁" H ew ann ora ", ▁" Sum mer ▁N ights ", ▁" Re ver ence ", ▁" The ▁Green est ▁Block ", ▁" Two ▁birds ", ▁" In ▁the ▁Small ▁H ours ", ▁" B are foot ▁& ▁fun ky : ▁With ▁questions ▁& ▁other ▁som eth ings ", ▁" Port rait ▁of ▁My ▁Mother ". ▁ ▁Analysis ▁S ass y ▁Ross ' s ▁po ems ▁h inge ▁on ▁the ▁echo es ▁of ▁a ▁past ▁she ▁left ▁behind ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁She ▁rem embers ▁the ▁land sc apes ▁of ▁St . ▁Lu cia , ▁and ▁expl ores ▁the ▁central ▁them es ▁of ▁home ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁her ▁departure , ▁and ▁return . ▁She ▁bal ances ▁the ▁dich ot om ies ▁of ▁hy phen ated ▁slaves ▁div es ▁into ▁her ▁mother - d augh ter ▁relationship , ▁and ▁mother - father ▁relationship ▁. Am ong ▁many ▁them es ▁that ▁arise ▁throughout ▁her ▁poetry , ▁disp lacement , ▁language , ▁conflict , ▁and ▁tra uma ▁arise ▁from ▁the ▁per ils ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁her ▁past . ▁ ▁Her ▁convers ational ▁poem ▁between ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁sister , ▁disp lacement ▁is ▁clearly ▁ev oked ▁through ▁language . ▁While ▁the ▁sister ▁speak s ▁in ▁English , ▁her ▁brother ▁speak s ▁in ▁a ▁St . ▁Luci