Poem

Didjeridu (Béarla)

Title	Didjeridu (Béarla)
Author	Kevin Anderson

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Leabhar na hAthghabhála: Poems of Repossession	2016	Print Anthology	View Details
Ag Greadadh Bas sa Reilig: Clapping in the Cemetery	2005	Print Collection	View Details
The Brindled Cat and the Nightingale's Tongue: Selected Poems	2014	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #2975

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Brindled Cat and the Nightingale's Tongue: Selected Poems
Date of Publication	2014
Publisher	Bloodaxe Books (England)
Page Number(s)	29, 31

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language)
War / Genocide Referenced	Genocide: Genocide of indigenous people in Australia (pre 20th century)
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland)
Languages	English
Original Language	Irish Irish Irish
Original Poem	Didjeridu
Original Author	Louis de Paor
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The domination of Aboriginal Australian cultures by white settlers, including the Irish. The song of the didjeridu used to convey the history of colonisation and suffering inflicted by settlers. Poem that seeks to remind Irish people of the other side of our colonial history - as colonizers. This translation was completed by four authors: Kevin Anderson, Biddy Jenkinson, Louis de Paor, Mary O'Donoghue.

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