Days of Peace

Publication Instance Details #2156

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War HR Activism/Humanitarian Work HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies
Irish Context	HR-related International Involvement (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The poet-speaker of the poem laments the damage that has been done to Lebanon by both the war and the Crusades. The 'little birds' that have disappeared and are absent in the speaker's tour in Lebanon could well be a metaphor for the children killed or not born during numerous conflicts over the years, while the vultures seem to represent the warmongers and crusaders who have plundered Lebanon over the centuries. There is a sensitive understanding in this poem of Lebanese religious and birth rituals, especially during rare times of peace.