Poem

Adhlacadh Misinéara

Title Adhlacadh Misinéara
Author Liam Ó hÁinle

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Dord Deataigh 1996 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #539
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Dord Deataigh
Date of Publication 1996
Publisher An Clóchomhar Teoranta (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 43
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 The speaker of this poem describes the death of a young Indian female missionary, who is being buried in Zambia. The circumstances of her death are not clear, but the speaker remarks on how her family could not afford to come from India to see her funeral, so had to rely on video conferencing software. The speaker highlights the pain and suffering of the exile who lives far from home, and suffers alone.
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