Poem
Flotsam
| Title | Flotsam |
|---|---|
| Author | Lola Ridge |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ghetto and Other Poems | 1918 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3343
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The Ghetto and Other Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1918 |
| Publisher | B. W. Huebsch (USA) |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This short poem is included in the sequence of poems 'Manhattan Lights' in Ridge's first poetry collection The Ghetto and Other Poems (1918). There is an explicit reference to economic inequality in this poem: the cafés and neon signs of Broadway are contrasted with the dreary existence of impoverished and homeless immigrants - 'flotsam of the five oceans / here on this raft of the world'. There is also an explicit reference to police brutality against those sleeping rough. |
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