Poem
Butterfly Memory Object
| Title | Butterfly Memory Object |
|---|---|
| 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 #3375
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Blaris Moor |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2015 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 78 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This poem explicitly refers to war and to the legacy of war. The mention of munitionettes indicate that the context is World War I. It also includes lines from the eye-witness account of British soldier Berg Gwinell, reprinted in the book Killing Time: Archaeology and the First World War by Nicholas J. Saunders. In a similar vein to Saunder's book, this poem focuses on the traces of war that haunt memory and bear witness - 'the unburial ground' where dead soldiers continue to speak. |
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