This Heaney poem commemorates the Irish Rebellion of 1798, which was put down by the British Army, and led to the Acts of Union. This post is also a test of v0.6 of the imageboard software. From now on new threads will go into a modqueue and require approval before they display publicly. I am hoping this means I do not have to block the create page any more.
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Anonymous :
15 days ago :
No.8583
>>8586
>>8583
It's basically the same motif as that sunflower seeds thing during the Ukraine invasion, although in that instance it was flipped from a celebration of a cause that outlived its martyrs, into a grim threat.
I wonder if there is an ur-myth for this?
fantastic 1st and last line
Anonymous :
15 days ago :
No.8586
>>8588
>>8586
why ruin such a nice poem by comparing it to some corny NAFO meme
>>8583
fantastic 1st and last line
It's basically the same motif as that sunflower seeds thing during the Ukraine invasion, although in that instance it was flipped from a celebration of a cause that outlived its martyrs, into a grim threat.
I wonder if there is an ur-myth for this?
Anonymous :
15 days ago :
No.8588
>>8589
>>8588
I'm just saying it's a motif I've noticed in other places.
>>8586
>>8583
It's basically the same motif as that sunflower seeds thing during the Ukraine invasion, although in that instance it was flipped from a celebration of a cause that outlived its martyrs, into a grim threat.
I wonder if there is an ur-myth for this?
why ruin such a nice poem by comparing it to some corny NAFO meme
Another interesting consideration from this poem: why the slant rhyme / mis-rhyme between 'day' and 'infantry'. Is it deliberate dissonance? Perhaps it works in Heaney's North of Ireland accent if not in a standard English one.
Anonymous :
12 days ago :
No.8613
>>8614
>>8613
Damn, what a jackass. Looks like his entire Unherd catalog is rehashed r/redscarepod discourse. Someone ten years ago made a viral tweet directly lifted off of a comment I made in r/stupidpol and I still seethe about it sometimes. How did you find out about this article?
>>8612
So what was the book review someone stole from you?
this one:
unherd.com/2025/01/zadie-smiths-multicultural-fantasy/
cribbed mostly from my reddit comment on a deleted account here:
www.reddit.com/r/RSbookclub/comments/19191i8/comment/kgvwfz9/
>>8613
>>8612
this one:
unherd.com/2025/01/zadie-smiths-multicultural-fantasy/
cribbed mostly from my reddit comment on a deleted account here:
www.reddit.com/r/RSbookclub/comments/19191i8/comment/kgvwfz9/
Damn, what a jackass. Looks like his entire Unherd catalog is rehashed r/redscarepod discourse. Someone ten years ago made a viral tweet directly lifted off of a comment I made in r/stupidpol and I still seethe about it sometimes. How did you find out about this article?
>>8614
>>8613
Damn, what a jackass. Looks like his entire Unherd catalog is rehashed r/redscarepod discourse. Someone ten years ago made a viral tweet directly lifted off of a comment I made in r/stupidpol and I still seethe about it sometimes. How did you find out about this article?
I read a new Zadie Smith book over Christmas (NW, see >>8337) and it reminded me that I had written that comment. I recalled some keywords and searched them and along with my original comment that article popped up.