Poem
In Shantytown
| Title | In Shantytown |
|---|---|
| Author | Conleth Ellis |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkness Blossoming | 1989 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #1160
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Darkness Blossoming |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1989 |
| Publisher | Dedalus Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 26-27 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The speaker of the poem describes a homeless man, sleeping on the earth near a shanty town. The context or location is not given, yet the man's poverty and hopelessness seem apparent as he dreams of his mother's garden, which he has not seen for many years. It seems that this man left home to make his fortune in the city, but failed. He is now unable, or unwilling, to go home. The poem describes this man's dreams and thoughts in detail as he lies in the earth near some charcoal burner's huts, thinking of his failure to do 'brave deeds' in the 'fabled city'. The speaker treats this man as almost a reverse Dick Whittington, who went to London and successfully made his fortune. The man in this poem can only shrug off the reality of his failures. |
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