Poem
An Taistealaí
| Title | An Taistealaí |
|---|---|
| Author | Deirdre Brennan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thar Cholba na Mara | 1993 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #118
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Thar Cholba na Mara |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1993 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 14 |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The first-person speaker of this poem encounters a stranger who asks her to imagine a land without mountain, hills, or foliage, in which factories spurt oil into the horizon, and release sulphurous gases into the sky. His images present a sense of the complete destruction of nature and the planet at human hands. The post-apocalyptic images in the poem are stark - the shroud of gases exploding into flame at night, the people so sick they no longer cough. This poem could be read in the context of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. |
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