Poem
Apolis
| Title | Apolis |
|---|---|
| Author | Natasha Remoundou |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Home: The 'New Irish' Poets | 2019 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3158
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Writing Home: The 'New Irish' Poets |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2019 |
| Publisher | Dedalus Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 143-144 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Anthology |
| Notes | This poem describes a strong sense of displacement, as the speaker of the poem struggles to locate 'a country that doesn't exist', and cannot be located on Google Maps. There is a malevolent presence in the poem, the 'them' that refuse to accept the existence of the speaker's purported homeland. Unable to locate a homeland for herself, the speaker of the poem invents homelands inside herself, inside the 'Arcadia' within her. Arcadia refers to a pastoral utopia in Greek, an unspoiled forest. |
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