Poem
Then in
| Title | Then in |
|---|---|
| Author | Chris Agee |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sandbar Moon | 2018 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2756
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Blue Sandbar Moon |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2018 |
| Publisher | The Irish Pages Press (UK) |
| Page Number(s) | 50 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Part Of Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The speaker of the poem refers to some unknown act of bombing or attack on children, possibly during a wartime situation. The 'black milk' is reminiscent of nuclear bombing - particularly that of Hiroshima, which produced black rain. This poem, and the three other poems in this section of four poems relates to experiencing an installation by Polish visual artist Miroslaw Balka. In the piece likely referred to in this poem, 'How it is', a giant steel structure contains a dark chamber into which one can enter. The artwork was designed with Polish history in mind, being reminiscent of the trucks carrying Jewish people to the death camps. |
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