Poem

The Dark Twin

Title The Dark Twin
Author Paula  Meehan

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
As If By Magic: Selected Poems 2020 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #3122
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology As If By Magic: Selected Poems
Date of Publication 2020
Publisher Dedalus Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s) n/a (Kindle edition)
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Paratext Text for Seanie Lambe
Notes Unspecified context, a man encounters a girl and pays her for sex, but the "payment" becomes something more symbolic as well. The girl talks of men in uniforms, and is associated with execution squads and bombings. From The Man Who Was Marked by Winter (1991).
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