Uses tissue paper as an extended metaphor for mankind's power and Dharker explores how even something as fragile as tissue has the power to leave a long lasting mark
Tissue comes from a 2006 collection 'The terrorist at my table' which focuses on global politics and religeon
Dharker could also be seen as using the poem to critique how people care more about possessions than humanity
what does the tissue represent?
mankind's power
who wrote tissue?
Dharker was born in pakistan but grew up in glasgow
her poetry focuses on her conflicting identity and political views
we see that tissue follows the pattern of the rest of her poems as it touches on identity and political aspects
