Poem
Missing the Point
| Title | Missing the Point |
|---|---|
| Author | Medbh McGuckian |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Coast Road | 2016 | Print Collection | View Details |
Translations
Connected translations of this poem.
| Title | Author | Collection/Anthology | Year | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provocation | Deirdre Brennan | Cuislí Allta/Wild Pulses: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems | 2017 | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #224
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The Coast Road |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2016 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 107 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Original Author | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The first-person speaker of this poem encounters a Hispanic shopkeeper in the United States who stereotypes her as a wealthy American WASP (white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant), and refuses to speak English to her. The speaker of the poem responds to his Spanish in Irish, and reflects on the colonial pasts of both of their native countries. Many of Ní Ghearbhuigh's poems included in this dataset can be discussed in the wider context of political and cultural rights. |
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