Poem
Scread Maidine
| Title | Scread Maidine |
|---|---|
| Author | Máire Mhac an tSaoi |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Cion go dtí Seo | 1987 | Print Collection | View Details |
Translations
Connected translations of this poem.
| Title | Author | Collection/Anthology | Year | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missing the Point | Medbh McGuckian | The Coast Road | 2016 | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #186
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | An Cion go dtí Seo |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1987 |
| Publisher | Sáirséal Ó Marcaigh (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 123 |
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 | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The speaker of the poem reflects on the failures of humanity and the degradations of history, such as the Salem Witch Trials, the taking of the first-borns of Egypt (from the Bible story of the escape of the Israelites from Egypt), and the genocide of the Jews during World War II: Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Sachsenhausen are notably mentioned here. The speaker's personal feelings are to the fore in the poem, with her expressions of loneliness and hopelessness obvious in the second and third verses of the poem. Her gloominess is personified as the Devil himself, as the monkey on her shoulder, her constant companion. |
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