Understanding the Poem 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker
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Muuqaalku weli diyaar ma aha.
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I can explain how Dharker presents her attitude towards power and conflict in 'Tissue'.
Muuji qoraalka
This poem is part of Dharker’s collection 'Terrorist at My Table' written at a time when her partner was terminally ill.
The speaker in this poem uses tissue as an extended metaphor for life.
Dharker uses the homonym "tissue" to draw parallels to the fragility of both paper and human life.
Imtiaz Dharker was born in Pakistan but moved to Glasgow when she was under a year of age.
Dharker turned down the Poet Laureate role in 2019 in order to maintain the personal nature of her work.
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