Poem
A Woman in Another War
| Title | A Woman in Another War |
|---|---|
| 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 #3321
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The River That Carries Me |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1995 |
| Publisher | Salmon Poetry (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 42-44 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Genre | Long (narrative) Poem |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The speaker in the poem reads the newspaper in a bus while observing a young mother with her baby. The ordinary incident is juxtaposed to a mother who is raped in another country. References to news of brutality (rape, infanticide, war). |
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