Poem
Sunken Ghost Ship
| Title | Sunken Ghost Ship |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Sexton |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| If All the World and Love Were Young | 2019 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3198
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | If All the World and Love Were Young |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2019 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books (UK) |
| Page Number(s) | 75 |
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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| Genre | Part Of Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poem forms part of a sequence of lyrics written about the death of the poet's mother. Sexton employs the world of video games and Super Mario interspersed with fragments of private memories between past and present. The collection is written in two parts. The lines refer to the mysterious case of Mary Celeste, an American merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores in 1872. The vessel had departed from New York for Genoa and was found amply provisioned: the alcohol cargo was intact, and the crew's belongings were undisturbed. None of the passengers and crew on board were ever found again.The poem raises human rights questions regarding disappearance. |
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