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''''Imtiaz Dharker'''' is a Scottish muslim [[poet]], artist and [[Documentary film| documentary film-maker]].
''''Imtiaz Dharker'''' is a Scottish muslim [[poet]], artist and [[Documentary film| documentary film-maker]].


== Family ==
She was born in [[Lahore]] in 1954 to [[Pakistan]]i parents. She was brought up in [[Glasgow]] where her family moved when she was less than a year old. She is now married to Simon Powell, the founder of the organization Poetry Live and divides her time between [[London]], Wales and [[Mumbai]]. She says she describes herself as a "Scottish Muslim Calvinist". Her daughter [[Ayesha Dharker]] is a well known actress in international films, tv and stage. <ref name="pwi">{{cite web |url=http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2720&x=1| title=Imtiaz Dharker| accessdate=2006-11-20| format=HTML| work=Poetry International Web}}</ref>


We can fight our desires
But when we start making fires
We get ever so hot
Whether we like it or not
They say we can love who we trust
But what is love without lust?
Two hearts with accurate devotions
And what are feelings without emotions?

I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
(x2)

I hang my hopes out on the line
Will they be ready for you in time
If you leave them out too long
They'll be withered by the sun
Full stops and exclamation marks
My words stumble before I start
How far can you send emotions?
Can this bridge cross the ocean?

I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand
(x2)

Let's go to war
To make peace
Let's be cold
To create heat
I hope in darkness
We can see
And you're not blinded by the light from me

I'm going in for the kill
I'm doing it for a thrill
Oh I'm hoping you'll understand
And not let go of my hand


==Works==
==Works==

Revision as of 18:40, 13 June 2009

'Imtiaz Dharker' is a Scottish muslim poet, artist and documentary film-maker.


We can fight our desires But when we start making fires We get ever so hot Whether we like it or not They say we can love who we trust But what is love without lust? Two hearts with accurate devotions And what are feelings without emotions?

I'm going in for the kill I'm doing it for a thrill Oh I'm hoping you'll understand And not let go of my hand (x2)

I hang my hopes out on the line Will they be ready for you in time If you leave them out too long They'll be withered by the sun Full stops and exclamation marks My words stumble before I start How far can you send emotions? Can this bridge cross the ocean?

I'm going in for the kill I'm doing it for a thrill Oh I'm hoping you'll understand And not let go of my hand (x2)

Let's go to war To make peace Let's be cold To create heat I hope in darkness We can see And you're not blinded by the light from me

I'm going in for the kill I'm doing it for a thrill Oh I'm hoping you'll understand And not let go of my hand

Works

Poetry

As of 2009 she has written four books of poetry: Purdah, Postcards from God, I speak for the Devil and The Terrorist at my Table (all self-illustrated). [1]The main themes of her poetry include home, freedom, journeys, geographical and cultural displacement, communal conflict and gender politics.[1] All her books are published by the poetry publishing house Bloodaxe.


She was part of the judging panel for the 2008 Manchester Poetry Prize, with Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke.

She is a prescribed poet on the British AQA GCSE English syllabus. Her poems 'Blessing' and 'This Room' are included AQA Anthology, Different Cultures, Cluster 1 and 2 respectively.[2]

Film and Illustration

Dharker is also a documentary film-maker and has scripted and directed over a hundred films and audio-visuals, centring on education, reproductive health and shelter for women and children. In 1980 she was awarded a Silver Lotus for a short film.[citation needed] An accomplished artist, she has had nine solo exhibitions of pen-and-ink drawings.


Publications

  • Purdah. (Oxford University Press, 1989)
  • Postcards from god. (Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe, 1997) ISBN 1-85224-407-0
  • I Speak for the Devil. (Bloodaxe 2001; Penguin Books India, 2003)
  • "The terrorist at my table"(Bloodaxe 2006; Penguin Books India 2007)
  • Blessing. (poem)

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference pwi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ AQA (2002). AQA Anthology 2005 onwards. Oxford University Press.


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