Poem
The Woods
| Title | The Woods |
|---|---|
| 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 #1936
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | New Collected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2011 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 123-124 |
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 | First published in The Hunt by Night (1982). Speaker remembers a stay at a remote cabin with addressee, imagined as located somewhere in or near Russia. The clock has stopped when "Lenin arrived at Petrograd". There is also a reference to abandoned wartime gas masks. |
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