Poem
Feannóg agus Fiach
| Title | Feannóg agus Fiach |
|---|---|
| Author | Declan Collinge |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sealgaireacht | 1982 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2214
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Sealgaireacht |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1982 |
| Publisher | An Clóchomhar Teoranta (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 46 |
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 | Poem centres around the saying 'Ná creid feannóg is ná creid fiach', which means that neither the crow or the raven is to be trusted. Within the context of the collection, this could refer to the two powers of the Cold War, Russia and the United States. The final lines of the poem make reference to President Reagan of the United States, teetering under the weight of a neutron bomb. This could refer to Reagen's restarting of the neutron bomb programme, after it had been halted by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. After this was announced, the Soviet Union began a full-scale propaganda campaign against the US Neutron bomb. This poem was published in 1982, shortly after this incident. |
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