Poem

An Bonnán Buí

Title An Bonnán Buí
Author Derek Mahon

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
The Yellow Book 1997 Print Collection View Details

Translations

Connected translations of this poem.

Title Author Collection/Anthology Year View Details
moonwater Breda Wall Ryan Migrant Shores: Irish, Moroccan & Galician Poetry 2017 View Details
Publication Instance Details #1967
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology The Yellow Book
Date of Publication 1997
Publisher The Gallery Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 26-27
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Details
Human Rights Issues
Irish Context
Languages
Original Language
Original Author
Genre Part Of Lyric Sequence
Medium Print Collection
Paratext Text A heron-like species, rare visitors, most recent records referring to winter months... very active at dusk. --Guide to Irish Birds
Notes Reference to "war" an "foreign power". Note that version in New Collected Poems has been edited and does not make exact same references - it is more personal.
Is bunachar beo é seo. Entries continue to be updated.