Poem
Electrocution
| Title | Electrocution |
|---|---|
| Author | Lola Ridge |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flag | 1927 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3350
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Red Flag |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1927 |
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 | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This poem describes the death of a prisoner in the electric chair. It is written in the form of an Italian sonnet. The speaker bears witness to the prisoner's physical pain in his last moments of life and makes explicit reference to the apathy of the guards 'faces blanker than asphalted yards'. Death by electric chair is depicted here as a form of torture. |
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