Imtiaz Dharker
Imtiaz Dharker (* 1954 in Lahore , Pakistan ) is a Pakistani-Scottish poet. She was born in the Pakistani city of Lahore in 1954 and came to Scotland as a year old . She grew up in the Scottish city of Glasgow and now shares her home between London and Mumbai . Besides poetry, she also wrote a few books. Imtiaz Dharker writes in English. She describes herself as a "Scottish Muslim Calvinist".
Some poems like Blessing and This Room can also be found in English school books.
Poems
- Blessing
- They'll say 'They must be from another country'
- At the Lahore Karhai
- Postcards from God
- Battle line
- This room
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- ↑ Brinda Bose: The (Ubiquitous) F-Word: Musings on Feminisms and Censorships in South Asia . In: Oxford University Press (Ed.): Contemporary Women's Writing . 2007, pp. 14-23. doi : 10.1093 / cww / vpm012 .
Web links
- official homepage
- Guardian Article December 5, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dharker, Imtiaz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dharkar, Imtiaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish-Pakistani poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lahore , Pakistan |