Poem
Roimh Hiroshima
| Title | Roimh Hiroshima |
|---|---|
| Author | Deirdre Brennan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scothanna Geala | 1989 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #11
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Scothanna Geala |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1989 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 12 |
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 | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The title 'Roimh Hiroshima' (before Hiroshima) provides the historical context. The speaker of the poem describes the power of the nuclear bomb in terms of light, colour, beauty, and as a miracle. The military minds, we are told, do not anticipate the danger of unleashing nuclear energy in this way; they are asleep as a snake slithers out of the desert. This is likely a reference to the nuclear bomb tests in a New Mexico desert in July 1945, directly before the bombing of Hiroshima. |
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