Poem
Straigléir
| Title | Straigléir |
|---|---|
| Author | Colin Ryan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corraí na Nathrach | 2017 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2198
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Corraí na Nathrach |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2017 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 15 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | An unnamed war is threatening in this poem. The poem opens with a scene of two people separating, possibly a husband and wife at the beginning of a conflict. Garden statues, who will never 'walk home' are also noted in the second verse of the poem. Does this refer to maimed, or possibly dead, soldiers, who will never succeed in returning home after this unnamed conflict? The 'straggler' in the poem appears to be the man who sits at the table at the beginning of the poem, and who prepares to leave for war here, heading towards 'eternity'. |
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