Poem

An Saol Gorm

Title	An Saol Gorm
Author	Bernadette Nic an tSaoir / McIntyre

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Ór ar Chrann	2011	Print Collection	View Details
Cathair Mar A Thuairisc	2013	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #199

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Ór ar Chrann
Date of Publication	2011
Publisher	Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	31-33

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes

Details

Human Rights Issues	Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism Forced Labour (incl. slavery & child labour) HR & Natural Disasters Displacement/Forced Migration Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned
Languages	Irish
Genre	Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This sequence juxtaposes the indominable spirit of coloured people and their enduring musical legacy with specific instances of race-based injustice. The title of each part of the sequence is indicative of the subject matter: slavery in the cotton economy in Louisiana is detailed in the first part of the sequence; the second part focuses on the mass displacement of African Americans due to flooding of the Mississippi river in 1927 and the patronizing treatment of families in the Baton Rouge camps; flooding as well as structural inequalities and institutional racism are referenced in the third part of the sequence, titled 'Katrina 29 August 2009'. The final part of the sequence concerns a concert in Dublin given by American musician Allen Toussaint, which connects back to the theme of musicality among people of colour.

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