Poem
Ourselves Alone
| Title | Ourselves Alone |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| The Tricolour: Poems of the Irish Revolution | 1922 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2565
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The Tricolour: Poems of the Irish Revolution |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1922 |
| Publisher | Maunsel and Roberts, Limited (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 44-46 |
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 / Genocide Referenced | |
| Irish Context | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This poem depicts the fight for Kathleen Ní Houlihan and considers the many that fight for ‘the stranger’. Context suggests this is a criticism of those who fought in WW1 in the British army. |
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