Poem
Sna Home Counties
| Title | Sna Home Counties |
|---|---|
| Author | Simon Ó Faoláin |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fé Sholas Luaineach | 2014 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2838
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Fé Sholas Luaineach |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2014 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 2 |
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 | |
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| Irish Context | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The speaker of the poem describes the Home Counties of England (the counties surrounding London) in romantic terms, personifying it as a woman akin to Venus. There is a threatening undertone to this, however, as the speaker states that the area's fruitfulness is due to blood sacrifice and wars. The speaker of the poem announces that he will return to Ireland, whom he personifies as a destitute woman with only her beauty for riches. |
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