Poem
An Dubh ina Gheal
| Title | An Dubh ina Gheal |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis de Paor |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seo. Siúd. Agus Uile | 1996 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Gobán Cré is Cloch: Sentences of Earth and Stone | 1996 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Ag Greadadh Bas sa Reilig: Clapping in the Cemetery | 2005 | Print Collection | View Details |
| The Brindled Cat and the Nightingale's Tongue: Selected Poems | 2014 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Louis de Paor: Rogha Dánta | 2012 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #581
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Ag Greadadh Bas sa Reilig: Clapping in the Cemetery |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2005 |
| Publisher | Cló Iar-Chonnachta (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 81 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | Colonial violence against Aboriginal Australian children and families. While the Australian context is not named in the poem itself, it refers to a particular instance of the practice of taking Aboriginal children away from their parents, and 'educating' them in institutions, regardless of the wishes of their family. These stolen children are usually known as 'The Stolen Generations'. The father in this poem suffers physical violence at the hands of the police, who come to take his son. The suffering of his son is replicated on the face of the very earth itself. |
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