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Publication Instance Details #519

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	War
War / Genocide Referenced	War: First World War
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland)
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The speaker of the poem describes a commemoration of the Royal Legion at Sunday mass. Based on the poem's publication (2015), the events mentioned are likely to refer to World War I, as many commemorative events occurred in 1914 onwards for the centenary of that conflict. While the speaker acknowledges that many British caused suffering to his own ancestors, he will wear the poppy in commemoration of their own sacrifices during wars for the freedom of all. The reference to Spain is unusual - the Spanish Sun is mentioned, under which the nations of the earth are united. This may refer to a specific commemorative event, perhaps.