Poem
The Fortified Song of Flowers
| Title | The Fortified Song of Flowers |
|---|---|
| Author | Medbh McGuckian |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Face of the Earth | 2002 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3364
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The Face of the Earth |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2002 |
| Page Number(s) | 37 |
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 | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | There is an explicit reference to aerial bombing in this poem although the context is not specified in the text itself. An important intertext identified by Shane Alcobia-Murphy is the book 'The Destruction of Dresden' by David Irving, which describes a fire-storm in February 1945 in Dresden as a result of multiple bombings by the Allied Forces during World War II. As with other poems by McGuckian in this dataset, eye-witness accounts from other texts are incorporated into her poems. This is a self-reflexive technique that underscores the challenges of literary witnessing. |
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