Poem

A Welcoming Party

Title A Welcoming Party
Author John Montague

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 (John Montague) 2000 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #3154
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Collected Poems (John Montague)
Date of Publication 2000
Publisher Cambridge English (UK)
Page Number(s) 342
Alternative Title Auschwitz, Mon Amour
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
Paratext Text Wie war das möglich?
Notes The opening line "Wie war das möglich?" and the reference to newsreels and bodies marks this as a poem about the holocaust death camps. Also see alternative title "Auschwitz, Mon Amour".
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