tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post85884758100175749..comments2024-01-14T12:04:49.488-05:00Comments on Behind the Lines: Poetry, War, & Peacemaking: Why "Tired of Speaking Sweetly" Feels Like My Spiritual Autobiography These DaysPhilip Metreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-64116891143919301402014-11-05T09:16:57.977-05:002014-11-05T09:16:57.977-05:00Excellent question, which, alas, I cannot answer f...Excellent question, which, alas, I cannot answer for lack of good information! But it is true that the imagery is provocative, suggestive of abuse, and deeply unsettling. The way God is in the Book of Job. Philip Metreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-16227134592486647142014-11-04T19:37:43.220-05:002014-11-04T19:37:43.220-05:00I have long appreciated certain phrases of the poe...I have long appreciated certain phrases of the poem and seen it posted frequently on the internet. Few people comment on the imagary of domestic violence. I have looked for some commentary in vain for some explanation for relationship between the poet and the conditions for women in the medieval world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-677058171283874002010-07-23T21:00:06.198-04:002010-07-23T21:00:06.198-04:00ay, that's so beautiful...love and god and god...ay, that's so beautiful...love and god and god and love.Maya S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/06095256859605803779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-26592430598584190452010-07-17T11:51:55.000-04:002010-07-17T11:51:55.000-04:00Thanks Joseph. Sometimes it's easy to know th...Thanks Joseph. Sometimes it's easy to know that you're not alone in the shell of suffering.Philip Metreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-20116342654288943952010-07-17T09:10:13.549-04:002010-07-17T09:10:13.549-04:00A true collision between ancient and modern, makin...A true collision between ancient and modern, making it an authentically human experience. I've felt edges of this in the past year. Sorry that you have too. <br /><br />Peace, JosephJoseph Rosshttp://JosephRoss.netnoreply@blogger.com