Belfast Confetti

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Tharmisan

Cards (6)

  • "Itself - an asterisk on the map. This hyphenated line, a burst of rapid fire [...] All the alleyways and side streets blocked with stops and colons"
  • "I was trying to complete a sentence in my head but it kept stuttering"
  • "I know this labyrinth so well - Balaclava, Raglan, Inkerman, Odessa Street - /Why can't I escape? [...] Dead end again"
  • "Suddenly as the riot squad moved in it was raining exclamation marks/ Nuts, bolts, nails, car-keys"
  • "What is /My name? Where am I coming from? Where am I going? A fusillade of question marks"
    • Troubles in home country 1960s-1998 (nationalists vs unionists)
    • Nationalists (irish republicans) want N. Ireland separate of UK + unite with S. Ireland --> IRA fought against Britain
    • Unionists want N. Ireland to remain part of UK
    • Conflict caused bomb attacks + street disturbances - 3000/4000 died over 30yrs.