Poem
An Irish Lake
| Title | An Irish Lake |
|---|---|
| Author | W.R. Rodgers |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poems: W.R. Rodgers | 1993 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2863
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Poems: W.R. Rodgers |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1993 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 36 |
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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| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Irish Context | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The mood of this poem is foreboding, as an Irish lake is contrasted with the looming darkness of Europe and the 'noose of rumour that tightens into choking fact'. Like many poems in Rodgers' first collection, WW2 appears to be an implicit context. |
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