Poem

The Question

Title The Question
Author Dora Sigerson Shorter

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
The Sad Years 1918 Print Collection View Details
Poetry by Women in Ireland : A Critical Anthology 1870-1970 2012 Print Anthology View Details
Publication Instance Details #2984
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Poetry by Women in Ireland : A Critical Anthology 1870-1970
Date of Publication 2012
Publisher Liverpool University Press (England)
Page Number(s) 113
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Anthology
Notes The narrator of this poem imagines the familial relationships of the men he has killed in war. The context of this collection suggests that this poem relates to WW1.
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