Poem

The City of God

Title	The City of God
Author	Paul Muldoon

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
The Astrakhan Cloak	1992	Print Collection	View Details
Writing the Wind: A Celtic Resurgence	1997	Print Anthology	View Details

Publication Instance Details #813

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Astrakhan Cloak
Date of Publication	1992
Publisher	The Gallery Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	73

Publication Overview

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

Details

Human Rights Issues	Genocide HR & Natural Disasters War Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance
War / Genocide Referenced	War: First World War War: Second World War Genocide: Holocaust Genocide: Cambodian Genocide
Languages	English
Original Language	Irish
Original Poem	Cathair Dé Bhí
Original Author	Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
Genre	Part Of Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This poem is part of the lyric sequence 'Immram' (Voyage) in Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's collection 'Feis'. The first-person speaker laments how, despite generations of conflict and strife, including two World Wars, the Holocaust, the Cambodian Genocide, famines, droughts, and deprivation, humanity has made no more progress towards the 'City of God', towards a holy place of tranquility and peace.

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