Poem

A Plague on all Our Houses

Title	A Plague on all Our Houses
Author	Sarah Clancy

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
The Truth & Other Stories	2014	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #3332

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Truth & Other Stories
Date of Publication	2014
Publisher	Salmon Poetry (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	41

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War Freedom of Speech/Censorship HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Democracy/elections/public participation Displacement/Forced Migration Health Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism State Violence
Irish Context	Economic Inequality (Ireland) HR-related International Involvement (Ireland) Minority/refugee rights (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	Long (narrative) Poem
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker observes the landscape and sees refugee boulders in what is described as a modern day warzone. While the setting is Irish, the poetic voice makes claims that criticize international human rights violations and compares the west of Ireland to Kiev. References to censorship. religion, borders, and violence.

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