Poem
Trans-shipment Station
| Title | Trans-shipment Station |
|---|---|
| Author | Medbh McGuckian |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaris Moor | 2015 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3379
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Blaris Moor |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2015 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 15 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Irish Context | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This poem can be understood as a meditation on wartime violence in general rather than a response to a specific war. The shell-pocked Holiday Inn may be an allusion to wartime violence in Sarajevo and Beirut. The 'Holiday Inn' hotel in each of these cities are among the most bombed in the world. This also brings to mind the Europa Hotel in Belfast (bombed 33 times between 1971-1994) and thus violence in Northern Ireland. Words such as trench and infantry in the poem appear to be allusions to World War I. |
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