Poem

A Memory

Title A Memory
Author Conleth Ellis

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Under the Stone 1971 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #1158
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Under the Stone
Date of Publication 1971
Publisher Gill & Macmillan (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 27
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
No
No
Yes
No
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Irish Context
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The speaker of the poem describes a man who has become an invalid due to a head injury sustained in a war. This injured man terrifies the speaker of the poem as he is often talking to himself or shouting at no one, indicating a mental impairment as a result of war as well. The poem likely refers to World War I, based on the poet's own age, and the fact that fewer Irishmen fought in World War II.
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