the peom belfast confetti is about a bombing which took place in belfast and explains all the troubles the people of belfast experianced.the title is more than just a title it has a meaning to it which explains the meaning of the poetry, for example belfast ‘CONFETTI’ which expresses the meaning of CONFETTI such as how confetti explodes just like a bomb and also there would be nuts and bolts which are contained inside the bombs and will fly about once the bomb explodes just like how confetti goes off and has that explosive way to it. also ‘BELFAST’ confetti which obviouslty gives you the information of where this event took place.CONFETTI is also thrown over people and ciaran may be creating that view of nuts and bolts flying over citizens in belfast.
what ciaran carson does very well is he uses punctuation as weapons etc ‘it was raining exclamation marks’ indicating bombs and other missles raining sown on belfast. he also uses othe punctuation as objects like signs, barriers etc, for example he says ‘alleyways was blocked with stops and colons’ as if they are blocking thge alleyways. Ciaran carson also makes the peom a bit of a mystery as he says ‘My name? Where am I coming from? Where am I going?’ and you put yourself in the situation of the people that were involved.
i think the overall point that Ciaran is trying to get across is how it felt for some people in belfast whilst this was happening and also how serious and deadly the bombings of belfast was.
Belfast Confetti
Suddenly as the riot squad moved in, it was raining
exclamation marks,
Nuts, bolts, nails, car-keys. A fount of broken type. And the
explosion.
Itself – an askerisk on the map. This hyphenated line, a burst
of rapid fire…
I was trying to complete a sentence in my head but it kept
stuttering,
All the alleyways and side streets blocked with stops and
colons.
I know this labyrinth so well – Balaclava, Raglan, Inkerman,
Odessa Street –
Why can’t I escape? Every move is punctuated. Crimea
Street. Dead end again.
A Saracen, Kremlin-2 mesh. Makrolon face-shields. Walkie-
talkies. What is
My name? Where am I coming from? Where am I going? A
fusillade of question- marks.
React!