Poem

Do Nelson Mandela

Title Do Nelson Mandela
Author Gearailt Mac Eoin

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Labhraí Loingseach 1988 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #463
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Labhraí Loingseach
Date of Publication 1988
Publisher Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 40
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
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes This poem was published in 1988, before the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990. Mandela was imprisoned in 1962 for sedition and sabotage against the South African government. The speaker of the poem speaks in glowing terms about Mandela, still incarcerated. The speaker describes his courage and his unbreakable spirit in the face of oppression and racism. Despite his incarcerated state, his soul is free, and he understands in himself that his people will be freed as a result of his actions.
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