Poem
Hiroshima
| Title | Hiroshima |
|---|---|
| Author | Desmond Egan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Shared Japan: An Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry | 2007 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3163
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Our Shared Japan: An Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2007 |
| Page Number(s) | 53 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Anthology |
| Paratext Text | for Akira Yasukawa *folded paper birds left by children at the Children's Monument |
| Notes | The speaker of this poem describes the lasting effect of the bombing of Hiroshima in human history, and its effects on him personally. He carries the memory of the bombing like a 'glass bullet lodged deep' in his mind, of the moment when 100,000 people were killed as a result of the bombing. There is a reference to an image of a soldier offering water to a burnt child at the end of the poem. This may refer to the many burnt people who cried for water in the aftermath of the explosion, and the efforts of the soldiers to provide some kind of aid. |
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