Poem
Waftage: An Irregular Ode
| Title | Waftage: An Irregular Ode |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Paulin |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fivemiletown | 1999 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3131
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Fivemiletown |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1999 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber (UK) |
| Page Number(s) | 6-7 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Other |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poem's overall context, and the relationship between the speaker and the woman is not specified, but there is a specific reference to James Fenton in Saigon, where the author spent time and worked as a journalist during the Vietnam War, and reported the fall of Saigon. |
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