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The book closes with an 80page poem called lakes rivers streams. Her action suggests that she identified with the people of sodom. The book of genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at sodom. Claudia emerson is the author of the poetry books pharaoh, pharaoh, pinion. An american sunrise, joy harjos first book since she was named poet. Poetry quotes, book quotes, african american poets.

Full text of the life and literary remains of charles reece. The story of the death of lot s wife in the biblical book of genesis has both intrigued and disturbed many readers. They didnt stop for a moment, and they didnt look back. An elegy, figure studies, and secure the shadow, all published in dave smiths. That is probably the most dramatic, potent illustration the master ever used in a sermon. Dictionar roman englez read books, audiobooks, and more. Geologists zero in on sodom and lots wife the new york times. But it is interesting that she is described as a pillar.

The bible isnt clear whether lots wife was covered in the salt that rained down with the brimstone or if her remains were dusted with a coating of salt later. Lots wife, a poem by nancy lee perry the christian century. Best poetry books for world poetry day 2020 the independent. As we read the context, it is very obvious that the words were being applied to those living on this planet right now. Joy harjos singing trees and trickster saxophones singing trees. Lots wife by anna akhmatova poems academy of american poets. John gill in his exposition of the bible noted that josephus wrote that the pillar continued to his times. Remember lots wife free book library amazing facts. Full text of the life and literary remains of charles. The hebrew for pillar refers to a garrison or a deputy, that is. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. So i wouldnt have to keep staring at the righteous nape. Though she is simply a casualty in the original story, she is the central focus of this poem. Featured software all software latest this just in old school emulation msdos games historical software classic pc games software library.

Ironically, by becoming a pillar of salt, lots wife became an eternal part of sodom. The poem begins by aligning with the biblical account in that it calls lot a just man and explains that he followedhis angel guide. In exile of memory, harjo invokes the biblical story of lots wife, who was instructed not to look back at sodom, but did so and was turned into a pillar of salt. Many years later, duffy was given plaths collected poems. Lots wife lessons from her story in the bible pillar. And why was she turned into a pillar of salt as a result of this backward glance. Her body flaked into transparent salt, and her swift legs rooted to the ground.

But she did look back, and i love her for that, because it was so human. The pillar of salt into which lots wife was transformed in the biblical account of the destruction of sodom and gomorrah pillar of salt. In the bible, lots wife is a figure first mentioned in genesis 19. According to bible commentaries like the niv zondervan study bible, lots wife was turned into a pillar of salt as she looked back, for disobeying the instruction not to look back. The geologists said that lots wife did not appear to turn into a pillar of salt because she dared to look back but because of the briny nature of.