Poem

Aftermath

Title Aftermath
Author Louis MacNeice

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems 2007 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #3023
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems
Date of Publication 2007
Publisher Faber and Faber (UK)
Page Number(s) 255
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 As the title suggests, this poem depicts the aftermath of a severe event. Given the publication date of the collection in which this poem was originally included, *Holes in the Sky* (1948), and the mention of warfare, the context appears to be WW2.
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