Poem

The Breath of History

Title	The Breath of History
Author	Mary Dorcey

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
The River That Carries Me	1995	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #3319

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The River That Carries Me
Date of Publication	1995
Publisher	Salmon Poetry (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	1-3

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	War Freedom of Speech/Censorship HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Democracy/elections/public participation Displacement/Forced Migration Gender-based violence Health Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language) Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism
Languages	English
Genre	Long (narrative) Poem
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker assumes the voice of a woman who is aware of her privileges as a Western subject living in a democratic country juxtaposed to a number of human rights abuses women around the globe suffer as a result of geopolitical and economic circumstances. References to war, deprivation, censorship, misogyny and mortality.

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