Poem

The Wake

Title	The Wake
Author	Alan Gillis

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
Scapegoat	2014	Print	View Details

Publication Instance Details #1013

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	Yes	No	No	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	Other
Irish Context	Specific Irish place or place-name mentioned The Troubles/Sectarian Tensions (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print
Notes	Set in Northern Ireland, the reference to human rights in an international setting is by implication; there repeated references to the deceased's involvement in 'international security' in Kabul and Mogadishu. The ethics of his motivation and actions is questioned as he is termed 'a mercenary'.

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