Poem

On Black Sand Beaches

Title	On Black Sand Beaches
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 #3341

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Truth & Other Stories
Date of Publication	2014
Publisher	Salmon Poetry (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	100-101

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	HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Displacement/Forced Migration Gender-based violence Genocide Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language) Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance Forced Labour (incl. slavery & child labour)
Irish Context	HR-related International Involvement (Ireland) Irish Language/Culture
Languages	English
Genre	Long (narrative) Poem
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	for Aoibheann McCann
Notes	The poem is set in an African island where local women work as cleaners in a hotel. The speaker is conflicted about her privileges as a Westerner. References to poverty, genocide, and race.

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