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Publication Instance Details #886

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	HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance
Irish Context	Other
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	This poem describes Robert Mugabe's revenge for colonisation in Zimbabwe, and how he is using tigers to attack ex-colonists. It isn't certain if this is based in a real event or if it is an elaborate metaphor relating to the 'tiger economies' of the world. The speaker also seems to imply that these colonists are of Irish descent, based on their liking for drink. There is mention of the poverty in Africa and Asia and how there seems to be no desire to ameliorate the situation, despite the strong 'tiger' economies of the world, including Ireland's. Only animals, according to the poet, appear to have any mercy left.