What is the Belfast confetti

Belfast Confetti, Ciaran Carson's third book of poetry, weaves together in a carefully sequenced volume prose pieces, long poems, lyrics, and haiku. His subjects include the permeable boundaries of Belfast neighborhoods, of memory, of public and private fear, and, indeed, of the forms of language and art.

the Belfast confetti is a poem about the confusion, shock, and horror immediately following the explosion of a bomb in the city of Belfast. Through the speaker's experience, the poem illustrates the devastating and dehumanizing effect that violent conflict has on people and places.