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Publication Instance Details #1643

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	Displacement/Forced Migration
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This poem is an ‘interview’ or conversation between two refugees going to Egypt. The poem may refer to Syrian refugees, as Egypt is a major destination for Syrian refugees. This is true especially in the wake of 2012, when a President critical of Assad, the head of the Syrian régime, was elected. However, this collection was published in 2011, so it cannot be said for certain which refugee population is in question here. The speakers of the poem are a male and female, with the male being despondent about the dried-up, withered plants, while the female speaker is more hopeful, describing the lush greenery on the spring rejuvenation. This could be an allegory for the death and destruction of their home country, and the hope of a better future.