Poem

America Deserta

Title	America Deserta
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

Publication Instance Details #1986

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Yellow Book
Date of Publication	1997
Publisher	The Gallery Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	46-48

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Details

Human Rights Issues	War HR & Environment Death Penalty/Unlawful Detention/Incarceration Displacement/Forced Migration Genocide HR & Natural Disasters Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance Forced Labour (incl. slavery & child labour) State Violence
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned
Languages	English
Genre	Part Of Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	(postscript to the 'The Hudson Letter') High in the air float green-blue copper roofs like the tips of castles rising from the clouds in fairy tales and cigarette advertisements. -- Zelda Fitzgerald, Harper's Bazaar, 1929
Notes	A pessimistic contemplation of the present-day society of the US. Includes a list of human rights violations all around the world encountered through "European eyes" in the news media.

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