Poem
Alien Nation
| Title | Alien Nation |
|---|---|
| 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 #1960
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | New Collected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2011 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 181-182 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Genre | Part Of Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | These chronic homeless are mostly single adults who have given up seeking help because they feel the 'system' has given up on them and is largely unresponsive to their needs. Many are substance abusers... Getting high or drunk may be the only way they know of alleviating their pain and disappointment. -- What You Can Do to Help the Homeless (Simon & Schuster, 1991) |
| Notes | The speaker encounters poverty and the homeless (and homeless addicts) in New York, though other locations like Chicago in the US also mentioned. First published in The Hudson Letter (1995). |
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