Poem
Hawthornden Castle
| Title | Hawthornden Castle |
|---|---|
| Author | Leland Bardwell |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected Poems (Leland Bardwell) | 2022 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3232
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Collected Poems (Leland Bardwell) |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2022 |
| Publisher | Salmon Poetry (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 310 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poem was published in Bardwell's collection The Noise of Masonry Settling (Dedalus Press, 2006) and is set in the Hawthornden Castle in Scotland. While there, the speaker describes how a woman's visit there inspires feelings of fear, uneasiness, even insomnia. The landscape is depicted as hostile accentuated by references to the former coal mining village of Rosewell, its 'mean houses' and ghosts. The poem addresses themes of labour and class rights, as well as of climate justice by juxtaposing the mine to the castle. The poem ends with the haunting image of a dead hedgehog and the suffocating atmosphere of the 'coal-dust sheen.' |
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