Poem
No. 8
| Title | No. 8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Gillis |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scapegoat | 2014 | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #1012
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Scapegoat |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2014 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | |
| Notes | The speaker is on a bus journey in a city (reference to North Bridge suggests Edinburgh). He makes explicit reference to economic inequality as he watches drivers passing in luxury expensive cars and reflects that such wealth co-exists in a world where 22,000 children die daily from preventable poverty. |
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