Poem
A Fertile Balance
| Title | A Fertile Balance |
|---|---|
| Author | John Montague |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Voices Whispering: An Anthology of Irish War Poetry, 1914-1945 | 2009 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #1562
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Earth Voices Whispering: An Anthology of Irish War Poetry, 1914-1945 |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2009 |
| Publisher | Blackstaff Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 314-317 |
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 | Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Anthology |
| Notes | The third poem of the sequence refers to a poet/soldier hiding in France, waiting for German soldiers to reach him before firing. In other sections, a garden is described through military vocabulary and imagery. |
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