Comments on: I, Too, Say Amen

By: December Edition of Poetry Super Highway Wordwide Open ReadingOnline Now! « Raven’s Wing Poetry

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:39:22 +0000

[...] The December Edition of Poetry Super Highway Worldwide Open Reading is online now! I read my poem “I, Too, Say Amen” on the show, and other poets from Orange County, CA, Newark, NJ, Sioux St. Marie, Canada, Columbia, [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:02:13 +0000

This is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I love the sweeping from deity to desire.

By: wayne

wayne — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:39:20 +0000

very nice use of words….indeed sensual…thanks for sharing this

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:12:20 +0000

Fabulous use of words to evoke and invoke passion and place. *So* much to enjoy here.

By: poetryaboutart

poetryaboutart — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:09:34 +0000

Ecstasy! Ecstasy of desire, ecstasy of words! “Song of Solomon” gone extreme. I love how your poems always take risks. They shake up the reader. You are a brave poet. Keep going. I always want to hear your poems out loud. Especially this one — I want to hear it performed as loudly as a revival service!

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:18:42 +0000

I agree with Anthony. This poem does roll on a crescendo of sensual passion, Nicole. The imagery is rich. I really enjoyed the idea of the “body as scripture” but it reminded me of former neighbors. My next door neighbors used to send her five children to church on Sunday and hang her panties in the window. If no panties were hanging, you knew it was safe to visit. The love making was done. Thanks for the memory! =D

By: rallentanda

rallentanda — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:52 +0000

Your poems are well written have vivid imagery a riot of colour passion and intensity and strident rhythmic meter Your description of sex is masterful.However they are dark and troubled
like a satanic dream and I find them very unsettling .It’s fascinating in a way because I don’t have this sort of pysche .

By: Irene

Irene — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:10:20 +0000

Nicole, I like this a lot. The body as scripture. I felt such a coming out in the procession of souls. Your poem is musical and laden with imagery and meant to be performed.

By: Elizabeth Enslin

Elizabeth Enslin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:05:45 +0000

Such wonderful rhythms and rich, rich imagery here. I love this line:”a polyglot of grunt, hiss, and shuddering breath…”

By: anthonynorth

anthonynorth — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:17:14 +0000

This rolls on to a crescendo of sensual passion. Excellently done.