Poem
My father's dispensary
| Title | My father's dispensary |
|---|---|
| Author | Paddy Bushe |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Rosenstock: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems | 2005 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Margadh na Míol in Valparaiso/The Flea Market in Valparaiso | 2014 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #286
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Gabriel Rosenstock: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2005 |
| Publisher | Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 79 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| War / Genocide Referenced | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poet-speaker discusses his father's role in Germany army/World War Two - he protests that he was a pacifist, and did not take part in any of the killing, as other children tease him about his German father's war exploits. This 'pacifist' nature is contrasted with the father's shooting of a rat in the basement of their house, which disturbs the speaker greatly as a child. The poem indicates a complex relationship between masculinity, war, and violence, as the child learns about death in his own father's dispensary. |
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