Poem
Operation Market Garden
| Title | Operation Market Garden |
|---|---|
| Author | Medbh McGuckian |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Southern Review | 1995 | Print Journal | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3376
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The Southern Review |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1995 |
| Page Number(s) | 446 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Journal |
| Notes | The title of this poem explicitly refers to 'Operation Market Garden', an unsuccessful Allied military campaign in the Netherlands in September 1944. The first-person speaker of this poem addresses her soldier-father who appears to have been injured in combat. |
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