Poem

Leanbh Faoi Airm

Title Leanbh Faoi Airm
Author Deirdre Brennan

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Hidden Places/Scáthán Nua 2011 Print Collection View Details
Cuislí Allta/Wild Pulses: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems 2017 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #117
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Cuislí Allta/Wild Pulses: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems
Date of Publication 2017
Publisher Arlen House (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 125, 127
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Human Rights Issues
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Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes This poem describes a child-soldier who has become displaced as a result of war: his mother is dead and his sister is in the bed of the commander. The vicious cycle of violence is emphasized in this poem. The child-soldier has become hardened and hollowed out by the war, while his dreams are haunted by memories of his mother and sister, and of his own wiped-out village.
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