Poem
A Matter of Life and Death
| Title | A Matter of Life and Death |
|---|---|
| Author | Sinéad Morrissey |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parallax | 2013 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3087
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Parallax |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2013 |
| Publisher | Carcanet Press (UK) |
| Page Number(s) | 41-43 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Other |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | Descriptions of the speaker's experience of labour alternate with scenes and imagery of her partner watching a World War II film, which also gives the poem its name. |
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