Living Space - what is it about?

Question 1

what does living space describe?

Answer 1

a ram shackle living space, with its lack of ‘straight lines’ and beams ‘balanced crookedly on supports’. She explains that the poem describes the slums of Mumbai, where people migrate from all over India in the hope of a better life

Question 2

what are slums?

Answer 2

areas of living spaces made out of all kinds of found materials; corrugated sheets, wooden beams, and tarpaulin. Poem celebrates the existence of these living spaces as a miracle