Poem

Greta

Title Greta
Author Derek Mahon

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
New Collected Poems 2011 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #1908
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology New Collected Poems
Date of Publication 2011
Publisher The Gallery Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 93-94
Alternative Title An Old Lady
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Details
Human Rights Issues
Irish Context
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes Originally published as "The Old Lady" in The Hunt by Night (1982). Refers to the Spanish Armada, also to a woman listening to news to hear about "some fresh atrocity", though it is not specified what that is.
Is bunachar beo é seo. Entries continue to be updated.