The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/7/08

[BlueIris]

"So Much Went Into"

Cream sheets draped bodily.

Eye-slits to see
and hand-holes for hands

to lift corners—not too carefully—
punctured the texture.

She could not tell
his hand from her hunt:
a bull? The thing had horns
and should not have been carried
too caringly—

Doggedly, the first son.
Gold streaks defined his shadow.
Pale darkness followed.

Two ribs split
Indian red. Came Adam.

—Maya Pindyck

[Chorophyll]

1. ...

I googled Maya Pindyck to get some context. Wondering if she was raised ultra-religious (Jewish) because of the sheet reference.

In any case, ouch.

[BlueIris]

2. Here's all I've got on the poem:

From a judge of the contest it won:

"This poem audaciously reimagines the primal scene of Eden, the genesis of the family romance turned on its regendered head, our poet poking the biblical myth full of holes not to be easily refilled but left open like a gaping wound. Something plundered while the mystery remains intact."

[Chorophyll]

3. Sounds...

about right to me. :dunce:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. ~

:thumbsup:

You have been on the metaphorical bible kick lately. Any reason?

[BlueIris]

5. I just found some cool poems that deal with Biblical subjects. nt

[BlueIris]

6. Kick.