Poem

Cailín, Cúig Bliana Déag, as Baghdad ag Inse a Scéil

Title	Cailín, Cúig Bliana Déag, as Baghdad ag Inse a Scéil
Author	Cathal Ó Searcaigh

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Aimsir Ársa	2013	Print Collection	View Details

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Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Aimsir Ársa
Date of Publication	2013
Publisher	Arlen House (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	55-66

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 Terrorism/War on Terror HR & Weapons of Mass Destruction (incl. nuclear) HR & Education Forced Labour (incl. slavery & child labour) Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Global War on Terrorism War: Iraq War and Insurgency
Languages	Irish
Genre	Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	Spoken from the perspective of a young Iraqi girl caught in the crosshairs of war, this lyric sequence in six parts describes her life in Baghdad before and after an explosive kills her family. There are explicit references in the poem to the noise and terror of war, her current poverty, lack of education, the hostile nature of foreign soldiers stationed in Baghdad to 'protect' the population, as well as the psychological effects of such turmoil on a young person.

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