poem tissue Flashcards
overview
The poem is written from the point of view of someone today looking out at the conflict and troubles of the modern world; destruction, war and politics, money
and wealth
as well as issues like terrorism and identity.
The poem remarks how nothing is meant to last, that it would be better not to hold too tightly to that and
instead we should be willing to let go and pass things on in their time to be remade.
structure
The poem is written as an on-going monologue with some internal rhyme through the poem. It uses enjambment to create a very human and calm tone. The poem starts looking at the joy of simple
things like well used paper and wonders what the world would be like if it had the same qualities. The final part of the poem is
both hopeful and a warning.
quote that shows a list
“that rivers make, roads,
railtracks, mountainfolds,”
hope and transparency
quote that shows a metaphor
“with living tissue, raise a structure
never meant to last”
metaphor for people
quote that shows metaphor for skin
“Fine slips from grocery shops
that say how much was sold”
“might fly our lives like paper kites”
other qoutes
“paper thinned by age”
“has written in names and histories”
imtiaz dharker
Imtiaz Dharker is a poet and film maker, she has Pakistani origins and was raised in
Glasgow.
A great number of her poems look at issues such as religion, terrorism
and global politics/identity.
As a result her work can be difficult to grasp.
examples of what paper can be
“back of the koran”, “Maps to”, “fine slips from grocery shops” `
final line
“turned into your skin”
example of enjambent
“over layer, luminous-script over numbers over line”
