Poem

The War Graves

Title The War Graves
Author Michael Longley

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Collected Poems (Michael Longley) 2006 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #3094
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Collected Poems (Michael Longley)
Date of Publication 2006
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK)
Page Number(s) 256
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The poem's context is that of the First World War, and it also explicitly refers to the war poets Charles Sorley (1895-1915), Edward Thomas (1878-1917) and Wilfred Owen (1893-1918). From The Weather in Japan (2000).
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