Poem

Iarmhairt Slógtha 1989, I

Title	Iarmhairt Slógtha 1989, I
Author	Pádraig Breandán Ó Laighin

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Ealaín Draoi agus Adhlacadh Éabha	1990	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #2080

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Ealaín Draoi agus Adhlacadh Éabha
Date of Publication	1990
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	53-54

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	Death Penalty/Unlawful Detention/Incarceration Democracy/elections/public participation State Violence
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker of the poem explores the fate of the three men accused by the Chinese government of burning a Shanghai train during a pro-democracy protest in 1989. The 3 men were sentenced to death, and were portrayed on state-run television being sentenced. These executions occurred as part of the Chinese government's crackdown on pro-democracy student protests. There are references to Irish mythology throughout the poem, with Diarmaid Ua Duibhne mentioned notably. The poem describes the scene of the condemned men staring at the television camera during their 'trial', while soldiers who will kill them tower over them.

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