Three poems on flood histories in rural Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2406367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hywel M Griffiths (0000-0002-0480-2014, Aberystwyth University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 369-374 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Geographies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-4740 • E-ISSN: 1477-0881 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1474474017739025 |
| OpenAlex | W2767284425 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article presents three poems inspired by archival research on historical perceptions of flooding and river engineering in Galway city and its rural hinterland. Relationships between people and water, as recorded in early-20th-century minutes of a vice-regal commission on river drainage in rural Ireland and historical newspaper accounts of flooding, are explored and reimagined. The poems focus particularly on the management of flood risk and geomorphological processes (erosion and sedimentation), 'arterial drainage,' and individual emotional responses to traumatic floods and their impacts. Reflecting on these poems, I suggest that part of poetry's contribution to the discipline is to provide a new and exciting way of engaging with the archive
Archaeology · Art · Commission · Flood myth · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Literature · Media studies · Newspaper · Poetry · Political science · Sociology · History · Law · Psychology · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |