Kathmandu Doing Her Thing

Publication Instance Details #3079

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	War Democracy/elections/public participation Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance State Violence
Languages	English
Original Language	Irish
Original Poem	Kathmandu agus í i mbun a cúraimí
Original Author	Cathal Ó Searcaigh
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The city of Kathmandu, Nepal, is imagined in this poem as a woman traversing the streets of the city and tending to her people. There are references to poverty and deprivation in the poem, as well as to civil unrest and revolution. This likely refers to the Nepalese Civil War, which raged from 1996-2006, and was fought between the Communist party of Nepal and the Nepalese government. The conflict led to the deaths of 17,000 people.