Poem
Diarrhoea Attack at Party Headquarters in Leningrad
| Title | Diarrhoea Attack at Party Headquarters in Leningrad |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Durcan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Snail in my Prime | 1993 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3068
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | A Snail in my Prime |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1993 |
| Page Number(s) | 146 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poem adopts a comic and ironic approach to Cold War Soviet Union, and Soviet Leaders, and the speaker's "trauma of intestine" is discussed alongside real tensions and conflicts, including missiles and the Soviet participation in the Afghanistan war. From Going Home to Russia (1987) |
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