Poem
Faces
| Title | Faces |
|---|---|
| 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 #3344
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This short poem is included in the sequence of poems titled 'Manhattan Lights' in Ridge's first poetry collection The Ghetto and Other Poems (1918). This poem is set in the Jewish district of New York - the Bowery - and focuses on economic poverty, describing the hardship of tenement dwellers in the depths of winter. There is an explicit allusion to antisemitism in the poem - the icy cold wind 'fumbling' over faces is compared to 'an old Jew' rummaging. |
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