Poem

Nuacht an Lae

Title Nuacht an Lae
Author Celia de Fréine

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Aibitír Aoise/Alphabet of an Age 2011 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #389
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Aibitír Aoise/Alphabet of an Age
Date of Publication 2011
Publisher Arlen House (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 76
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Details
Human Rights Issues
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes This poem comments on the 'News of the Day', the ongoing news cycle that relies on shock value to attract the viewers attention. The speaker of the poem critiques the statistics and bureaucracy that negate the value of human lives, and minimise their import. The final couplet of the poem could be read as a commentary on the refugee crisis. This poem was published the same year as the Syrian Civil War began, widely believed as being the beginning of the European Refugee Crisis.
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