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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