Welcome to the 248th Virtual Poetry Circle!
Remember, this is just for fun and is not meant to be stressful.
Keep in mind what Molly Peacock’s book suggested.
Look at a line, a stanza, sentences, and images; describe what you like or don’t like; and offer an opinion. If you missed my review of her book, check it out here.
Also, sign up for the 2014 Dive Into Poetry Reading Challenge because there are several levels of participation for your comfort level.
Visit today’s stop on the 2014 National Poetry Month Blog Tour: Reach for the Horizon
Today’s poem is from New European Poets edited by Wayne Miller and Kevin Prufer:
The Barren Woman by O. Nimigean from Romania (page 82) the barren woman imagines she's giving birth she twists in the sheets and heaves herself about she sprawls spraddling her legs against the wall she thrusts and convulses runs rivers of sweat and calls me by name she even gives birth to me only she feels how the unseen crown of my head bursts out through her sex unreceptive to seed only she hears me gasp and squall she gnaws my umbilical cord of shadow and she fondles my head and body with eager hands the barren woman licks her faceless whelp her skinless heartless cub only she strokes me and knows me and suckles me on her nut-like pap I nurse without a sound and then let slip the delicate nipple and fall asleep baring my gums and teeth of mist translated from the Romanian by Adam J. Sorkin and Radu Andriescu
What do you think?
This is part of the 2014 National Poetry Month: Reach for the Horizon Blog Tour, click the button for more poetry:
Well that’s an image I won’t get out of my mind anytime soon!
Well that’s sort of depressing! :–)