Imtiaz Dharker was born in Pakistan, raised in Glasgow and now lives in Britain and India. 'Tissue' is from her 2006 collection, The terrorist at my table- the collection how well we know the people around us.
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"Paper"
"Paper" begins the first two sentences in the poem,drawing the reader's attention. This suggest that it's important and can perhaps drive the change that the third line alludes to.
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"Written in the names and histories, who was born to whom"
Paper is used to record family history- whole lives can be summed up by marks on paper.
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"Drift...shift"
Rhyming 'shift' and 'drift' plays on the idea of movement- they appear in different places on the line as if they've been blown by the wind.
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"Maps too"
A short, blunt sentence, which may reflect the fixed nature of maps and borders- they create division rather than freedom.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
"Paper" begins the first two sentences in the poem,drawing the reader's attention. This suggest that it's important and can perhaps drive the change that the third line alludes to.
Back
"Paper"
Card 3
Front
Paper is used to record family history- whole lives can be summed up by marks on paper.
Back
Card 4
Front
Rhyming 'shift' and 'drift' plays on the idea of movement- they appear in different places on the line as if they've been blown by the wind.
Back
Card 5
Front
A short, blunt sentence, which may reflect the fixed nature of maps and borders- they create division rather than freedom.
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