Poem

Siompóisiam

Title Siompóisiam
Author Dáithí Ó hÓgáin

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Cois Camhaoireach 1981 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #426
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Cois Camhaoireach
Date of Publication 1981
Publisher An Clóchomhar Teoranta (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 48-49
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
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Details
Human Rights Issues
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Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes Written in the form of a dialogue, two characters argue over the concept of 'might is right' and whether other 'races' should be purged from the earth once their usefulness has run out. They argue over the theological foundations of their respective beliefs too, with each of them arguing that their 'god' has given them the right to act in their own respective ways.
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