2. Living Space
Imtiaz Dharker

3. Mumbai…
Out of the 22 million people that live in Mumbai, how many do think live in conditions like this?

4. 70% 15.4 million!

5. electricity food clean water education

6. Summary… 22 million people live in Mumbai 70% live in slums
People have limited access to electricity, food,clean water or opportunities for education
Many inhabitants are second generation
There is tremendous poverty in never ending narrow, dirty lanes

7. What is the poet suggesting about living conditions here?
“Beams balance crookedly”
“The whole structure leans dangerously”

8. What image is created by “Nails clutch at open seams”?

9. Eggs are described as “fragile curves of white”.
What else in the poem could fragility refer to?
Enjambment – lines move across line and stanza breaks in this poem. Why has the poet used this technique?

10. What is the poet implying about the people in the language she uses?
Highlight phrases in the poem which tell us something about the people living here.
What is the poet implying about the people in the language she uses?

11. How many references can you find to faith or religion in the poem?
Faith and Religion
How many references can you find to faith or religion in the poem?

12. Find words or phrases associated with light and dark in the poem.
Final Task
Using the notes you have made write 5/6 sentences to show what the poet tells us about the place in Living Space