In the Periphery

Publication Instance Details #2150

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	Irish United Nations area of peacekeeping operations during Israeli Lebanese wars, 1990s
Notes	An early-morning bombing run during the Lebanon war - Irish peacekeepers and local villagers run into a bomb bunker where they take shelter from the attacks. The speaker of the poem dreams of his lover and thinks of his parents at home in Ireland, while death rages outside. The speaker also mentions the 'black faced men' who send other out to die as pawns, and the ongoing conflict between the 'Occupiers' and the 'Resistance' - likely in reference to the conflict between Israel and Lebanese resistance fighters. The bunker is humming with prayers to Christ and Allah, while outside death is waiting for them.