A Difficult Birth, Easter 1998

Poem by Gillian Clarke

"A Difficult Birth, Easter 1998" is a poem by Gillian Clarke. The poem references the Good Friday Agreement, where Unionists and Nationalists in Northern Ireland agreed to engage in a peace process.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gillian Clarke - study guide". Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
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  • "Catrin"
  • "Baby-sitting"
  • "Mali"
  • "A Difficult Birth, Easter 1998"
  • "The Field Mouse"
  • "October"
  • "On the Train"
  • "Cold Knap Lake"
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  • "My father thought it..."
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