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    Joanna Preston is a poet and writing tutor who lives in New Zealand. She wrote the poem "The Pride of Lions" inspired by the meaning of the surname "Singh" as "Lion" in Sikh culture. The poem presents the theme of a dysfunctional family with violence and lack of communication. Through metaphors of lions, it depicts a male's suppressive behavior and hints at gender bias within the Sikh community. The poem was published in an Australian poetry anthology in 2005.

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    Joanna Preston is a poet and writing tutor who lives in New Zealand. She wrote the poem "The Pride of Lions" inspired by the meaning of the surname "Singh" as "Lion" in Sikh culture. The poem presents the theme of a dysfunctional family with violence and lack of communication. Through metaphors of lions, it depicts a male's suppressive behavior and hints at gender bias within the Sikh community. The poem was published in an Australian poetry anthology in 2005.

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    Joanna Preston is a poet and writing tutor who lives in New Zealand. She wrote the poem "The Pride of Lions" inspired by the meaning of the surname "Singh" as "Lion" in Sikh culture. The poem presents the theme of a dysfunctional family with violence and lack of communication. Through metaphors of lions, it depicts a male's suppressive behavior and hints at gender bias within the Sikh community. The poem was published in an Australian poetry anthology in 2005.

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    The Pride of Lions

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    Joanna Preston is a poet and writing tutor who lives in New Zealand. She wrote the poem "The Pride of Lions" inspired by the meaning of the surname "Singh" as "Lion" in Sikh culture. The poem presents the theme of a dysfunctional family with violence and lack of communication. Through metaphors of lions, it depicts a male's suppressive behavior and hints at gender bias within the Sikh community. The poem was published in an Australian poetry anthology in 2005.

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    By: Joanna Preston

    Joanna Preston is an Australian-born poet, editor and


    freelance writing tutor who lives in a small rural town
    in Canterbury, New Zealand.

     It came from a snippet of trivia – that the surname


    ‘Singh’, often taken by Sikh men at adulthood,
    literally translates as ‘Lion’

     “ It wasn’t meant as a variation on the Beauty and the


    Beast myth, although I guess it shares many of the
    same undercurrents”– Preston.
    ..
    Preston presents the theme of a dysfunctional
    family which involves violent behavior, poor
    communication and lack of empathy.

    The poet speaks directly to the reader,


    adopting a persona of a female character who
    falls a prey to ‘The Pride of Lions’.

    Lion is a metaphor used for men specifically in


    a sikh community. Since,
    it is a sikh religous symbol called the
    'Khanda', with two lions on each side and
    an eagle on top with two flags.
    The poem uses extended metaphors to
    depict a male’s behavior. It also
    symbolises authority and suppression,
    suggesting a strong sense of hierarchy
    upon his opposite gender- sexual
    hypocrisy/ gender biasness
     Thepoem appeared in : The Best
    Australian poems 2005 Les
    Murray(editor), Melbourne. 2005
    anthology pg.141.

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