Poem

'Disappeared'

Title 'Disappeared'
Author Pól Ó Muirí

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Na Móinteacha 2003 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #1924
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Na Móinteacha
Date of Publication 2003
Publisher Lagan Press Poetry (Northern Ireland)
Page Number(s) 21
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 'Meiner Mutter Herz ward wund von Blei.' - Paul Celan
Notes Paratext makes reference to a poem by Paul Celan, 'Espenbaum', which is about the death of his mother during the Holocaust. The title, 'Disappeared', likely refers to those disappeared by paramilitary forces during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The poem itself is quite vague about its focus, describing the fate of those killed in poetic terms but not specifying to whom the poem refers. It is possible that the poem seeks to commemorate all the dead - those disappeared in Northern Ireland, and during the Holocaust.
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