Poem

An Fuath (1967)

Title An Fuath (1967)
Author Máire Mhac an tSaoi

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Codladh an Ghaiscígh agus Véarsaí Eile 1973 Print Collection View Details
An Cion go dtí Seo 1987 Print Collection View Details
An Paróiste Míorúilteach 2011 Print Collection View Details

Translations

Connected translations of this poem.

Title Author Collection/Anthology Year View Details
There Was a War On Celia de Fréine Human Rights Have No Borders: Voices of Irish Poets 1998 View Details
Publication Instance Details #196
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology An Paróiste Míorúilteach
Date of Publication 2011
Publisher The O'Brien Press Ltd (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 108
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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No
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Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes This poem was composed by the poet for an anti-war cabaret, organized by Irishman John Arden in New York, against the Vietnam War. The poet refused to write a simple propaganda poem, however, and this poem speaks more generally of the hatred behind warfare and conflicts. 'Hatred' is almost personified in this poem as a malevolent martial spirit that steadies the hand on the trigger - but also neatens the garden built on sand-dunes. The construction upon sand-dunes is likely a reference to the fragility of societies to wars, and the fragile peace that exists in most places in the world. The date of the poem's title, 1967, ties it to the Vietnam war, which the US entered in 1965.
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