Àm Acevedo

emerald isle or emerald: Ireland

corracloona: a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland

kiltyclogher: a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland

leitrim: County Leitrim, Ireland

connell or prince connell: a reference to Prince Connell (Irish, County Leitrim folklore). In this poem, he is buried at Prince Connell’s Grave.

prince connell’s grave: a megalithic monument in Corracloona, near Kiltyclogher. In this poetic fiction, Prince Connell is buried here.

easterlies: winds traveling from east to west

westerlies: winds traveling from west to east

rich port: a reference to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico

taínos: the native people of Puerto Rico

written rock: a reference to a large rock with petroglyphs inscribed by the Taínos in the municipality of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. The locals call it “La Piedra Escrita.”

“cacique hayuya’s rock” or cacique hayuya: a reference to the Taíno chief of the region known today as Jayuya, Puerto Rico. “rock” is a reference to written rock.

taína or princess taína: a fictional character whose name is derived from the native Taínos. In this poem, she is the fictional daughter of Cacique Hayuya.

“innisfree, connell, your poet’s”: a reference to Irish poet William Butler Yeats and his poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree. The last verse of his poem is quoted.

“caribbean poet’s chant”: a reference to Puerto Rican poet José P.H. Hernández and his poem Ojos Astrales

éire: Ireland

wild atlantic way: a scenic journey through Ireland’s west coast

macnean upper: an Irish lake shared by the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

megalithic: relating to large stones in ancient cultures

poseidon: the Greek god of the sea