Poem
Old Harry
| Title | Old Harry |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Kinsella |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected Poems (Thomas Kinsella) | 2001 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Our Shared Japan: An Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry | 2007 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3169
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Our Shared Japan: An Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2007 |
| Page Number(s) | 92-94 |
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 | |
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| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poem refers to the decision by leaders around "a gleaming table" to choose "the greater terror for the lesser number", and goes on to describe the destruction of human bodies in a nuclear blast. Written as a response to the use of the atomic bomb in Japan in WW II. |
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