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After the Manner of Our Language: Melody Newey’s “Word of God”

Tyler    May 15, 2015 May 9, 2019    Comments Off on After the Manner of Our Language: Melody Newey’s “Word of God”
"Songbook" from Damien M. on Flickr (BY NC ND)

“Songbook” from Damien M. on Flickr (BY NC ND)

Melody Newey’s “Word of God”

Post 15/31 in my A Mother Here reading series.

(Click/tap here to read the poem.)

Poem:

http://fireinthepasture.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/15-Newey_Word-of-God.mp3

(Direct link to audio file.)

Commentary:

http://fireinthepasture.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/15-Comment-on-Newey_Word-of-God.mp3

(Direct link to audio file.)


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