ANOTHER WOMAN;REVIEW
Image of the Poetess:
Imtiaz Dharker
Birth :1954
Birth Place:
Lahore,Pakistan.(Brought up in Glasgow,Scotland)
Other Jobs:
Painter,A Documentary film maker.
Works:
Purdah,Postcards from God,I speak for the Devil,The Terrorist at My
Table & Leaving Fingerprints.
Imtiaz Dharker pictures the pathetic condition of a wife in her Poem,"
Another Woman." The woman here lives for her family,but life is a
constant struggle for her.She eats last & the least & so is
poverty-stricken.
I liked the way the poetess presented the attitude of one woman to the
other of the same family as she proclaims it through the dark looks of
mother-in-laws.
The Poetess shows her protest towards the men who view women as silly
reproductive commodities.
" She watched the flame hiss up
and beat against the cheap old pot,
a wing of brightness
against its blackened cheek."
The above lines touched me the most.The cuddling of flames on the old
pot's cheek invited her to demolish herself in it & it was the first &
ultimate decision taken by her.
For her,the living & dying has not much difference.We can compare the
attitude of Imtiaz Dharker with that of Kamala Das in ' Ghanashyam'as
the former sees no difference between life & death whereas the latter
believes the death as the only salvation.
The Poetess reminds the submissiveness of a woman who takes in charge
of a home as she had been repeatedly advised of her future life at
husband's home.
Still,when she burns herself for survival,the world has no problem in
dealing with it.
Even though the poem is not rhythmical,the flaming agitation against
the molestation of woman sets out a perfect platform for the poem to
discuss with.
- Yasir
Image of the Poetess:
Imtiaz Dharker
Birth :1954
Birth Place:
Lahore,Pakistan.(Brought up in Glasgow,Scotland)
Other Jobs:
Painter,A Documentary film maker.
Works:
Purdah,Postcards from God,I speak for the Devil,The Terrorist at My
Table & Leaving Fingerprints.
Imtiaz Dharker pictures the pathetic condition of a wife in her Poem,"
Another Woman." The woman here lives for her family,but life is a
constant struggle for her.She eats last & the least & so is
poverty-stricken.
I liked the way the poetess presented the attitude of one woman to the
other of the same family as she proclaims it through the dark looks of
mother-in-laws.
The Poetess shows her protest towards the men who view women as silly
reproductive commodities.
" She watched the flame hiss up
and beat against the cheap old pot,
a wing of brightness
against its blackened cheek."
The above lines touched me the most.The cuddling of flames on the old
pot's cheek invited her to demolish herself in it & it was the first &
ultimate decision taken by her.
For her,the living & dying has not much difference.We can compare the
attitude of Imtiaz Dharker with that of Kamala Das in ' Ghanashyam'as
the former sees no difference between life & death whereas the latter
believes the death as the only salvation.
The Poetess reminds the submissiveness of a woman who takes in charge
of a home as she had been repeatedly advised of her future life at
husband's home.
Still,when she burns herself for survival,the world has no problem in
dealing with it.
Even though the poem is not rhythmical,the flaming agitation against
the molestation of woman sets out a perfect platform for the poem to
discuss with.
- Yasir
welll , i've gone through this nice little review of yours and i must say that this is definitely a nice , brief account of the social aloofs faced by the drenched woman , a symbol of the struggling female fraternity in india nad hoping to see a lot more reviews pun\blished on wordsshow.blpogspot.com and oh , one more thing , i would love to read about dante's " Divine Comedy " published on your blogspot one day.So keep up the good work goin' and have lots of fun....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for ur great words,Rakesh....and I'll go through ur suggestion ...:)
DeleteSorry buddy , there were quite a few mistakes which had occured from my part while typing and so , forgive me for that .Remember to go deep about Dante's definition of hell and the famous quote of Dante , " Proximity witout intimacy".
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A nice review for a very nice poem . but i do need a clarification in the last stanza (just a moment of surprise , A brilliant spark) when she is attempting suicide why is that there is a moment of surprise ..just because she has taken such a step and what about a brilliant spark...because she is able to escape from life long torture?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you Mam...:)
ReplyDeleteYes, she had been suffering a lot & believes that death is better than her existing life ...
ur reviews are exotic n striking....frm ur world of letters i felt u r having a very gud future ......all the very best..yaseer iika....
ReplyDeleteThis gives me some more courage to write....Thanks a lot Minu..:)
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