Poem

Turasanna scoile le déanamh in Ottawa agus an chairt fós i mBaghdad 1991

Title Turasanna scoile le déanamh in Ottawa agus an chairt fós i mBaghdad 1991
Author Biddy Jenkinson

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Amhras Neimhe 1997 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #162
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Amhras Neimhe
Date of Publication 1997
Publisher Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 47-49
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The title of this poem indicates that the speaker is in Ottawa in 1991, during the Gulf War. The speaker appears to be the wife of a diplomat. There is an explicit reference to Saddam Hussein in the final verse and a further reference to the guillotine implies the threat of state violence. This may be a poem about the defection of a former Iraqi diplomat.
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