Poem

In Íoclann m'Athar

Title In Íoclann m'Athar
Author Gabriel Rosenstock

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Om 1983 Print Collection View Details
Rogha Rosenstock 1994 Print Collection View Details
Óráistí 1991 Print Collection View Details
Gabriel Rosenstock: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems 2005 Print Collection View Details
Margadh na Míol in Valparaiso/The Flea Market in Valparaiso 2014 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #285
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Margadh na Míol in Valparaiso/The Flea Market in Valparaiso
Date of Publication 2014
Publisher Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 90
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Irish Context
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The poet-speaker discusses his father's role in Germany army/World War Two - he protests that he was a pacifist, and did not take part in any of the killing, as other children tease him about his German father's war exploits. This 'pacifist' nature is contrasted with the father's shooting of a rat in the basement of their house, which disturbs the speaker greatly as a child. The poem indicates a complex relationship between masculinity, war, and violence, as the child learns about death in his own father's dispensary.
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