Poem
All is emptiness / and I must spin
| Title | All is emptiness / and I must spin |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Kinsella |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected Poems (Thomas Kinsella) | 2001 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2958
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Collected Poems (Thomas Kinsella) |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2001 |
| Page Number(s) | 116 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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No |
No |
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No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| War / Genocide Referenced | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | A poem with mythologised and allegorical imagery, but with phrases that evoke scenes from the holocaust: "we were made to separate and strip", "a taint of remote iron and ash". From Notes from the Land of the Dead (1973). |
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