Re: Lent Poems

[barbara wolf <lupa@biddeford.com>]

At 03:52 PM 1/29/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I, too, am doing a lenten hymn and anthem service; but the readings are
>lenten poetry.


You might sample George Herbert--try the Collected Works, or any collection
that includes "The Temple".  It would depend on the themes you wish to work
with--"Dialogue" would work well with two readers, for instance.  I glanced
at my copy of the Works, but I hesitate to suggest any specific poems
because ot not being sure what you have in mind.    A few of them might seem
"gory"--or perhaps extreme--but when read aloud they are remarkably
powerful.  ("The Pulley" might serve in a Lenten context, for instance, but
might not fit into your service easily.)



Barbara Wolf

        "But we've got to be careful not to reduce people by cramming
        them in the limits of our understanding, haven't we?"

                                                Reginald Hill