oriana-poetry

poems by American and European poets; book reviews; poetry theory; personal reflections on poetry, the immigrant experience, psychology, religion, mythology, culture

Friday, January 17, 2014

RILKE: BEAUTY AND TERROR

Who, if I cried, would hear me among the angels’ hierarchies? and even if one of them pressed me suddenly against his heart: I would be ...

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

SAVING JESUS: THE STONE BABY

Michelangelo: Last Judgment: angels waking up the dead What is that unforgettable line? ~ Samuel Beckett This brought to my mind a differe...

Sunday, December 8, 2013

THE FEATHER OF TRUTH AND THE WHORE OF BABYLON

The Feather Against Which My Heart Will Be Weighed The crow feather I found was not an idea.  The crow feather was a black slash on the g...

Saturday, November 16, 2013

SUFFERING FOR NON-BELIEVERS

WHY I DIDN’T COMMIT SUICIDE Let us then begin to walk toward infinity. ...

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