Poem

Second Sight

Title Second Sight
Author Michael Longley

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
Collected Poems (Michael Longley) 2006 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #3106
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Collected Poems (Michael Longley)
Date of Publication 2006
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK)
Page Number(s) 120
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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No
Yes
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Irish Context
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The horror of WWI, sensed by the speaker's grandmother, alluded to in this poem. Her son, the speaker's father, a soldier who returned home to London injured. 'No Man's Land', Flanders, London and Ireland referenced in the poem. From The Echo Gate (1979).
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