Poem
Máthair
| Title | Máthair |
|---|---|
| Author | Aogán Ó Muircheartaigh |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drúcht ar Chneas | 1992 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #354
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Drúcht ar Chneas |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1992 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 26 |
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 | The speaker of this poem addresses an American mother directly. Her work, which sustained herself and her son, involved adding shrapnel to bombs that would later be dropped upon Vietnam. The speaker castigates this mother for the slaughter and suffering her work wrought upon the children of Vietnam. In the context of the RoC database of poems, this one is unusual as women and children are generally portrayed as innocent victims of war. |
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