Poem

Berlin Diary, 1991

Title Berlin Diary, 1991
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 #3124
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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No
Yes
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Irish Context
Languages
Genre Part Of Lyric Sequence
Medium Print Collection
Notes The speaker visits a Berlin museum and sees a swastika on a terracotta plate, a Sumerian artefact from 3rd century BC. The association with Germany's more recent history disturbs the speaker, however. From Pillow Talk (1994).
Is bunachar beo é seo. Entries continue to be updated.