Poem
Blood Stealing All the Snow
| Title | Blood Stealing All the Snow |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael J. Whelan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rules of Engagement | 2019 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2141
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Rules of Engagement |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2019 |
| Publisher | Doire Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 18 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This poem details the events of an unnamed conflict. The poem is a rhyming one, accounting a tale of soldiers waking in a frozen, snow-covered landscape. The soldiers kill a mare in order to warm their hands, and possibly for food. This could be a metaphor for the overall brutality of war, and may hint at masculine force or sexual violence during wartime, based on the descriptions of 'virgin' landscapes of the snow, and the 'bloodlust' of the soldiers. |
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