Poem

The Wreck of the S.S. 'Britannia'

Title	The Wreck of the S.S. 'Britannia'
Author	Maeve Cavanagh

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
The Indignant Muse: Poetry and Songs of the Irish Revolution 1887-1926	2016	Print Anthology	View Details

Publication Instance Details #2218

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Indignant Muse: Poetry and Songs of the Irish Revolution 1887-1926
Date of Publication	2016
Publisher	Lilliput Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	132-133

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
War / Genocide Referenced	War: First World War
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland) Political Independence (Ireland) WW I (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Anthology
Notes	The SS Britannia was sunk by SM U-38 in 1916. This poem, however, appears to depict Britain as a sinking ship, and Ireland as a captive ship which may also sink.

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