Poem
Billie Holiday
| Title | Billie Holiday |
|---|---|
| Author | Gabriel Rosenstock |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migmars | 1985 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Rogha Rosenstock | 1994 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Óráistí | 1991 | Print Collection | 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 |
| Poems I Wish I'd Written: Translations from the Irish | 1996 | Print Anthology | View Details |
Translations
Connected translations of this poem.
| Title | Author | Collection/Anthology | Year | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Many Holocausts | Máire Ní Chuinn | Fearthainn Fánach agus Séidean Sí | 1998 | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #295
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Gabriel Rosenstock: Rogha Dánta/Selected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2005 |
| Publisher | Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 14 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | Short poem about the American jazz singer, Billie Holiday, who had a turbulent childhood, and who was raped twice, at the ages of 10 and 14. During her career, she faced prejudice and racism, and she struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, which eventually caused her death in 1959. The last line of the poem refers to the title of her last album, 'Lady in Silk'. The speaker of the poem refers to the 'crucifixion' she suffered as a woman and as a person of colour. |
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