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Guerrillas by Seamus Deane

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Seamus Deane’s beautiful poem probably derives from the experience of a child in the port city of Derry, encountering the foreign sailors and witnessing the city’s response to them.

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White Box

An agreement to set up an Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is signed by the B

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Bloody Hand

Ciaran Carson appears to be speculating on the significance of symbolic gestures, perhaps even telling us that we use them too freely without knowing what they mean. The Red Hand of the poem is one that features in flags and shields representing Ulster.

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