Poem

CUAN

Title CUAN
Author Rody Gorman

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology Year of Publication Medium View Details
Chernilo: Rogha Dánta agus Dánta Nua 2006 Print Collection View Details
Publication Instance Details #930
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Chernilo: Rogha Dánta agus Dánta Nua
Date of Publication 2006
Publisher Coiscéim (Ireland)
Page Number(s) 168
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
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Notes The speaker of the poem comments on the destruction of the environment. In the poem, lists of animals, plants, and natural substances are listed in block capitals, before the poem abruptly ends with 'ESSO BP SHELL EXXON', the names of large multinational oil companies. Perhaps the speaker of the poem wishes to highlight how oil companies, as a signifier of human intervention in nature, have become part of the landscape of the bay.
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