Poem
Nóiméad don Bhás - 1992
| Title | Nóiméad don Bhás - 1992 |
|---|---|
| Author | Dónall Ó Conaill |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oilithreacht Saoil | 2013 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #453
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Oilithreacht Saoil |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2013 |
| Publisher | Glór na nGael (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 51 |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | Based on the date given in the title, this poem is in reference to the 1992 Somali famine, which killed over 200,000 people. The speaker of this poem describes the fate of an unnamed child on the verge of death. There is an interesting mention of charity here, describes as a glass of water in which the child is drowning. Alongside other mentions of greed in the poem, it's likely that the speaker is noting the paltriness of Western charity in the face of such a disaster. |
Is bunachar beo é seo. Entries continue to be updated.