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'Blessing' by Imtiaz Dharker (analysis)
Poet Imtiaz Dharker explains her background and the clash of cultures she experienced, her move from Scotland to Bombay and the reaction of her family. She then talks in detail about the background to her poem 'Blessing' and how she came to write it.
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