Poem
Road to At-Tiri
| Title | Road to At-Tiri |
|---|---|
| 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 #2151
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Rules of Engagement |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2019 |
| Publisher | Doire Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 36 |
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 | |
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| Irish Context | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | 'The sun is not to overtake the moon nor the night to outstrip the day and each swims in an orbit' - Qur-an 26: 33-58. |
| Notes | The speaker of the poem discusses the road to At-Tiri, a small village in the Lebanon. The ancient architecture and beauty of the village have been ruined by conflict, the young people flung to all corners of the earth. He doesn't explicitly mention the At-Tiri incident, during which Irish soldiers were shot at by Israeli-backed Lebanese fighters, leading to the death of a Galway man at the hands of a Lebanese fighter. This poem doesn't mention the incident, rather it describes the town itself and its displaced and tired inhabitants, exhausted as a result of the Lebanon War. |
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