Poem
Billie Holiday (Béarla 2)
| Title | Billie Holiday (Béarla 2) |
|---|---|
| Author | Gabriel Fitzmaurice |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poems I Wish I'd Written: Translations from the Irish | 1996 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #1672
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Poems I Wish I'd Written: Translations from the Irish |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1996 |
| Publisher | Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 85 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Anthology |
| Notes | Short poem about the American jazz singer, Billie Holiday, who had a turbulent childhood, and who was raped twice, at the ages of 10 and 14. During her career, she faced prejudice and racism, and she struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, which eventually caused her death in 1959. The last line of the poem refers to the title of her last album, 'Lady in Silk'. The speaker of the poem refers to the 'crucifixion' she suffered as a woman and as a person of colour. |
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