Tissue Flashcards
(10 cards)
“this _ _ could _ _”
“this is what could alter things”
“a hand _ _ _ _ names _ _”
“a hand has written in the names and histories”
quotes about identity
“who was born to whom” “the height and weight” “died where and how”
“see how easily they _ _ _ _ _”
“see how easily they fall away on a sigh”
“fly _ _ like _ _”
“fly our lives like paper kites”
“structure that _ _ _ _”
“structure that never meant to last”
“paper _ _ _ _ thinned to be _”
“paper smoothed and stroked and thinned to be transparent”
“turned _ _ _”
“turned into your skin”
context in tissue
-dharker was born in pakistan and grew up in glasgow; questioned how well we know those around us
form/ structure in tissue
-short stanzas create many layers- coincides with meaning of poem
-lack of rhyth or rhyme- creates a sense of openness
-one line stanza- forces us to focus on humans, and our impermanence
