Poem

Sparrow

Title	Sparrow
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 #2149

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Rules of Engagement
Date of Publication	2019
Publisher	Doire Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	33

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War HR & Weapons of Mass Destruction (incl. nuclear) HR Activism/Humanitarian Work
Irish Context	HR-related International Involvement (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	On the Blue Line, with Military Archives - March 2018 IDF: Israeli Defence Forces APC: Armoured Personnel Carrier
Notes	The speaker of the poem describes a peackeeping military briefing in which his lieutenant is telling them about the current military situation, including the positions of the Israeli Defence Forces, indicating that this poem is set in the Lebanon War. The speaker of the poem, despite the danger and weaponry around him, is totally focussed on a sparrow attempting to fly but getting nowhere. The speaker is fixated on the bird's vain attempts, despite the potential of the sky to fill with lead at any moment.

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