Poem
Emigrant
| Title | Emigrant |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Muldoon |
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 |
| Calling Cards | 2018 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #1325
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Calling Cards |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2018 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 55 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
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| Original Poem | |
| Original Author | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Anthology |
| Notes | This poem doesn't reference a human rights violation per se, but it does explore the pressure felt by a new immigrant to the United States to assimilate. Her mother-tongue, Spanish, is a source of intense embarrassment and the young girl vows to change herself and to be reborn in this 'New World'. The two-line quote in Spanish in the Irish text is given in English in this translation. 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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