Poem

The Most Bombed Place on Earth

Title	The Most Bombed Place on Earth
Author	Sarah Clancy

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Thanks for Nothing, Hippies	2012	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #3308

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Thanks for Nothing, Hippies
Date of Publication	2012
Publisher	Salmon Poetry (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	56

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	War HR & Environment HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Death Penalty/Unlawful Detention/Incarceration Displacement/Forced Migration Genocide Health Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language) Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance Forced Labour (incl. slavery & child labour) State Violence Torture
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Vietnam War
Irish Context	Emigration (from Ireland) Housing, health, education (Ireland) Irish Language/Culture Great Famine (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	For Martin Sharry
Notes	The poem is dedicated to poet and theatre maker Martin Sherry. The speaker reminisces over a trip to Asia. References to the Viet Cong, displacement, prison labour, famine, and amputation due to mining labour.

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