Meitheamh

Publication Instance Details #388

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	Freedom of Speech/Censorship Death Penalty/Unlawful Detention/Incarceration State Violence
Languages	Irish
Original Language	Chinese (Mandarin)
Original Poem	六月
Original Author	Shi Tao
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	Leagan Gaeilge den dán le Shi Tao a bhí mar chuid de dhán sealaíochta PEN (www.penpoemrelay.org). Chomhtharla sealaíocht fhíorúil d'aistriúcháin an dáin le linn ghluaiseacht an Tóirse Oilimpigh go Beijing i 2008, eagraithe ag PEN Idirnáisiúnta, le gearán a dhéanamh le rialtas na Síne mar go bhfuil Shi Tao i ngéibheann ansin
Notes	The paratext explains the context of this poem. It is a translation of a poem by Shi Tao, a Chinese writer and journalist, imprisoned by the Chinese government in 2004. Shi Tao's poem was written in commemoration of the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which occurred on 4 June 1989. The poem was translated into a number of languages as part of the PEN poem rally in the run-up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics in protest at Shi Tao's ongoing incarceration.