My Bible
I have twenty-three of them, dirtied with my annotations, lining my shelves, staked out by my wandering denominations (speaking to each other in indelicate contradiction?), Catholic, Eastern...
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Mark,May the good Lord forgive me, I am more excitedthat you have a Bible illustrated by Dore than I amabout denominations and directions those 23 tomesembrace.Are they drawings or engravings? Even...
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Thanks, Sarah. This one gets placed next to that one (“Torn Pages”) in my next book, revision of Et in Arcadia Ego . . . which I think I will call, “Circe’s Island.” Glad this one called that one to...
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Oh . . . sorry I failed to respond to your comments about the Bible, Sis. Here’s what I am referring...
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Hi Mark Another wonderful poem written with skillful language, allusion and depth. I like the way you list the Bibles the speaker owns as if they are subjective idols on a shelf leading to the...
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Did you say Dore? Goodness! I too would love to see such a Bible. I have Dore's drawings in my "Paradise Lost." They are the best I have ever seen in any book. Your poem tells the history of a soul in...
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Wendy,Thanks again for your time in responding so wonderfully. Rich,I have a link to that Bible in this thread. I’ve seen some of Dore’s illustrations of Paradise Lost, and yes, he’s grand. Thanks.MSS
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