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Started by markvans · 1 year ago

The following is a poem I’m working on in the spirit of the Beatitudes. It was birthed out of this week’s focus in the Missio Dei Breviary. Let me know what you think. I’m actually going to perform it “Beat” style at our Sunday Missio Dei gathering (by the way, the name “beat” actually comes […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ ... Continue reading »

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  • This is fantastic. There are too many good lines to start picking them out, but "sacred salsa of salvation" sticks out to me, and anytime you can put "shit-list" and "French pressed" in the same poem, there's something good going on there.
  • "A sacred salsa of salvation" - love it.
    Plus the reference to the Raiders of the Lost Ark is well-placed.
  • Mark, that's stunning. I wish I could come to the performance.
  • Hey-ya, I wrote a poem titled "beat" yesterday. Next time I preach at my local church I plan to utilize the stylings of the late-20th century beatnick poets. we should all collaborate sometime a la Ginsberg-Kerouac

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