Poem

Jara

Title	Jara
Author	Tomás Mac Síomóin

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
21 Dán/Poemes/Poemas	2010	Print Collection	View Details
Cré agus Cláirseach	1983	Print Collection	View Details
Scian: Rogha Dánta	1989	Print Collection	View Details

Publication Instance Details #961

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	Cré agus Cláirseach
Date of Publication	1983
Publisher	Sáirséal Ó Marcaigh (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	118
Alternative Title	An Tásc

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	State Violence Assassination Torture
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland) Irish Language/Culture
Languages	Irish
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Notes	The poem explores links between Irish and Chilean oppression due to foreign invasions and take-overs. Irish harpers were often killed and maimed by the English invaders to stifle aspects of Irish culture. Victor Jara, a guitarist, musician, teacher, activist, and supporter of the socialist President of Chile, Allende, was tortured and killed by followers of the dictator Pinochet in Chile, after the 1973 right-wing CIA-assisted coup of Chile.

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