nÃl súil ina cheann
dhá pholl dhú’ ag stánadh orainn
nÃl aon anam ann
géaga leata mar bhultúr
chun barróg a bhreith orainn
look, he has no eyes
just two black holes in his head
and he has no soul
his arms spread like vulture wings
to hold us in his embrace
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Wiener was a left-wing draftsman, graphic artist and photo-montage artist. His studio in Vienna was bombed out in 1945. A talented teacher, Vienna School of Applied Arts fired him in1947. He worked thereafter as an illustrator for left-wing media, and ended his own life in 1949.
