Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker Imtiaz Dharker’s poem can be read in two ways. A straightforward reading might suggest that the poem is simply a description of an incident when a pipe bursts and people run excitedly for the water. A more considered reading, however, would see the poem as being more ominous and disturbing. Under the apparent good fortune and excitement of the scene are darker ideas about the poverty and superstition of the people in the poet’s native country. It is the
the general public. Author Imtiaz Dharker fights against this notion in her poem titled “Blessing”. Within this poem, Dharker seeks to depict the frantic behavior and actions of a desperate third-world society when water, what they consider their salvation to be, becomes accessible. In doing so, Imtiaz Dharker brings to light and develops understanding of the thought that circumstance changes the values of individual cultures or groups. In the first stanza Dharker sets the scene of poverty
The poem “Minority” written by Imtiaz Dharker uses contrasts in imagery and a change in point of view in order to convey the “foreigner” (1) and the message to “you” (44). The opening line of the poem introduces its theme of separation and otherness. The poem begins “I was born a foreigner” (1) using the 1st person point of view to present a personal feeling that is internal. The first line of the poem leads to the fact that the speaker was born in a country different from their origin. After the
pomegranate” which I have chosen from the “Perspectives Magazine”. However, I am going to describe about something that I found interesting from the text and also give reasons for that by my own opinions. The text “How to cut a pomegranate” written by Imtiaz Dharker is a poem about that the I-person learns a useful lesson from her father about how to treat the valuable things of her heritage. Something which I found interesting about the poem is that the pomegranate seeds get described as they were the jewels
and the places in which they live. The two poems I will be comparing and contrasting are “Blessing” by imtiaz Dharker and “Island Man” by Grace Nichols. Both of these poets express their feelings through these poems. Grace Nichols allocates her experiences of how people feel when separated from the environment and place they lived in for such a long period of time. On the contrary Imtiaz Dharker uses the poem “Blessing” to convey the importance of water for less fortunate people. From both of the
her identity to be established. The question of identity is a very important factor in the poetry of modern Indo-English women poets. Time and again, woman can be heard in Indo-English Poetry, trying to break her identity-crisis. The poems of Imtiaz Dharker, Mamta Kalia and Charmyne D’souza are a fair good example. These women represent Muslim, Hindu and Christian cla... ... middle of paper ... ...ure show their concern for the freedom of woman on a par with the freedom of man in the social,
illustrates a society where rich and poor are divided. He remembers when he was a boy and the laws, enforced by police that separated the whites from the blacks. He has come back to Cape Town and seen that 'Nothing's changed' in the apartheid. Imtiaz Dharker author of 'Blessing' has written a descriptive poem, set in a hot country, where there is a shortage of water, as told in the opening lines of the poem where the human skin is compared to a seedpod, drying out till it cracks. The poem is set
It is a sad fact that discrimination and stereotypes are still deeply rooted in today’s times. In the resilient poems, “The White House” by Claude Mckay and “These are the Times We Live In” by Imtiaz Dharker, the poets recognize and express the need for change in society. Both poems express the resilience of the minority groups of the United States as they fight for equality and in general – what is right for the people. While “The White House” discusses discrimination and the fight against white
Does the environment have an effect upon culture in the poems “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dharker and “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel? Consider the attitudes of the poets towards both the environment and the culture of the scenes they observe. India; one place; many cultures. Two poems describing two cultures with the effect affected by the environment. I will be investigating the poems “Blessing” by Imtiaz Dharker and “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel and how the environment of the
various ways in which the poets present their ideas and give the reader an insight into different cultures.” The three poems that will be studied are: Limbo by Edward Kamau Braithwaite Nothings changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker The cultural location and inspiration (for the writers) of these poems is of great curiosity (to many readers) and also of high deviation, thus the way in which we are given an insight into the different cultures will be considered very
give orders. But it could just be advice. The second poem, with which I will be comparing “Love after Love” is Imtiaz Dharker’s “This room” a poem again, about the joys of life and how it should be enjoyed and absorbed. This is a quite puzzling poem, if we try to find an explicit and exact interpretation - but its general meaning is clear enough, it suggests that Imtiaz Dharker sees rooms and furniture as possibly limiting or imprisoning one, but when change comes, it is as if the room “is
The title of the poem is ''Blessing'' and the poet is called Imtiaz Dharker. In my essay I will be looking at how the poet describes a culture different from our own and explaining how the poet brings this culture to life through his use of poetic techniques. The poem is set in a third world country which is in desperate need for water. A municipal pipe bursts and suddenly there is a flurry of people rushing to get that much desired water. The title of the poem is very significant. The title penetratingly
Poetry Analysis of Limbo, Blessing and Half Caste I have chosen four different poems of which come from varying cultural backgrounds and have a moral. I will now explain how the writers present their ideas and give the readers an insight into different cultures. Limbo is a poem, which shows us the feelings of slaves on slave ships written by Edward Kamau. This poem tells the story of slavery in a rhyming, rhythmic dance. It is ambitious and complex. There are two narratives running
poem is showing the differences between the rich and the poor. This is done by displayed by the lack of water for the poor. “silver crashes to the ground” To these people water is just as valuable as silver, to them water is there wealth. Imtiaz Dharker uses silver as it is similar to water in colour. This metaphor is also repeated when it says “polished to perfection” Many different poetic techniques have been used to create an image in the readers head. “Imagine the drip of it, the small
Compare how visual images are used in Blessing and one other poem (Vultures) to highlight political issues. The poet of Blessing Imtiaz Dharker and the poet of Vultures Chinua Achebe both use visual images to highlight the political issues in both poems. However both poems are very different from each other and contrast from of the poets’ views. The poem Blessing is about a water pipe bursting and how that is a blessing, as in the country they live in water is very limited and it doesn’t
Blessing & Night of the Scorpion ‘Blessing’, by Imbilz Dharker and ‘Night Of The Scorpion’ by Nissim Ezelkiel both teach us a lot about another culture. Both poems are set in India and so the people in the poem haven’t got much and so cherish what they do have. I shall analyse the similarities and the differences between the two enthralling poems and then evaluate my findings. ‘The Night of the Scorpion’ was written by Imbilz Dharker and is based in India. The title immediately draws the reader’s
From the onset of the twentieth century there has been an ongoing debate on context and text. Literary theorists all over the world propounded many theories that either divorced the two or made their bond stronger. From the 1920s there came a wave of critical theories, the New Critics pleaded for critical monism. The New Criticism took the poem as a work of art, a structure having an independent existence. They completely divorced the work of art from the biographical, sociological context; removed
How do the poems ‘Telephone Conversation’ by Wole Soyinka, ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ by Chinua Achebe explore the theme of conflict? Conflict is a topic that is often associated with negative connotations. It evokes emotions such as sadness or fear and can make the reader empathetically experience pain or loss. Examples of conflict include war and racism. The poems ‘Telephone Conversation’ by Wole Soyinka, ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘A Mother
his intention of making people “Indian in blood and colour, but in English in taste, in opinions, in morals and in intellect” proved to be partially true, the decision to intro... ... middle of paper ... ...rint. 8. In an interview with Imtiaz and Anil Dharker, Nissim Ezekiel Remembered. Ed. Havovi Anklesaria. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2008, p. 46) 9. www.literary-articles.com/2013_11_01_archive.html 10. Kamala Das, “The Descendants”, Calcutta; Writers Workshop 1967. 11. Kamala Das “The Old Polyhouse
therefore they are easier to remember, and remain in the readers mind for longer, which makes them more memorable. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The two poems that I have chosen are 'Blessing' by Imtiaz Dharker and 'An Old Woman' written by Arun Kolatkar. I selected these poems because they are both set in poor, third-world countries, and the people within their communities value so strongly items that are take for granted in developed countries