Poem

He spins a story

Title He spins a story
Author Theo Dorgan

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Nine Bright Shiners 2014 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #3268
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Nine Bright Shiners
Date of Publication 2014
Publisher Dedalus Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 79
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
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Original Author
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Paratext Text translated from the French of Venus Khoury Ghata
Notes The poem describes a male storyteller whose words are transcribed by his audience opening up questions regarding class, gender, and art. As a translation from Venus Khoury-Ghata's work, the poem also frames themes of authority and oppression within the context of Lebanon's troubled history of French colonisation and civil war.
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