Poem

Gorta

Title Gorta
Author Seosamh Ó Murchú

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Taisí Tosta 2015 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #2092
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Taisí Tosta
Date of Publication 2015
Publisher Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 13
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes This short poem describes a scene on television: an emaciated camel, with its hump described as the swollen stomach of the Somalian famine. The Somalian famine, which occurred in 2011, led to the deaths of over 250,000 people.
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