http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/ Sacred Poetry from Around the World Wed, 22 May 2013 20:29:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45989 Vinod Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:28 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45989 Great poem! And your explanation also! Thanks a lot and please keep posting. Great poem! And your explanation also! Thanks a lot and please keep posting.

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45921 rena navon Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:45:02 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45921 I told a friend just a few days ago that daylight does not necessarily enlighten for others the secrets intuitive women are busy studying in the dark. He was trying to accuse me of being a witch because of my propensity for darkness and I was challenged to defend my preference. I am now celebrating your very definition of darkness as a realm to itself, not a sorry absence of light and thank you for honoring us women left in dangerous places to defend ourselves against men, nature and who-knows, maybe witchcraft itself. "Fair is foul and foul is fair", depending on the direction of the malevolent air. The idea of such matters passing through the generations as well compounds the threat and makes all creatures, not just women, more vulnerable. I told a friend just a few days ago that daylight does not necessarily enlighten for others the secrets intuitive women are busy studying in the dark. He was trying to accuse me of being a witch because of my propensity for darkness and I was challenged to defend my preference.
I am now celebrating your very definition of darkness as a realm to itself, not a sorry absence of light and thank you for honoring us women left in dangerous places to defend ourselves against men, nature and who-knows, maybe witchcraft itself. “Fair is foul and foul is fair”, depending on the direction of the malevolent air.
The idea of such matters passing through the generations as well compounds the threat and makes all creatures, not just women, more vulnerable.

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45918 Lindsey Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:10:08 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45918 Hi Ivan This is a wonderful poem. I am feeling a bit like Medusa myself at the moment, having been bereaved - a very raw place - so your thoughts are so timely. Thank you. Lindsey Hi Ivan
This is a wonderful poem. I am feeling a bit like Medusa myself at the moment, having been bereaved – a very raw place – so your thoughts are so timely. Thank you.
Lindsey

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45861 Janice Cameron Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45861 Your poem and commentary inspire trust for welcoming and exploring my Medusas within. Thank you. Your poem and commentary inspire trust for welcoming and exploring my Medusas within. Thank you.

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45842 Lakshmi Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:04:51 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45842 Beautiful:) And very thought provoking. Thank you so much. Lakshmi Beautiful:)
And very thought provoking.
Thank you so much.
Lakshmi

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45840 Trudy Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:39:36 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45840 nice! nice!

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45814 amy Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:06:24 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45814 love the poem and your commentary. thank you, as always, for sharing. love the poem and your commentary.
thank you, as always, for sharing.

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45812 Old Oak Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:26:36 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45812 Spot on, Ivan! Great 'revelation' of Medusa who wishes to remain veiled to save us from confronting the abyss. All grace to you and your words. Spot on, Ivan! Great ‘revelation’ of Medusa who wishes to remain veiled to save us from confronting the abyss. All grace to you and your words.

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45810 marilyn Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:45:39 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45810 This is a truly breathtaking poem. It grabbed me by the throat and its power doesn't diminish with re-readings. It made me think of Medusa in a way I never would have. I also appreciated the context you provided, her origins and her diminishment into Athena's myth. Thank you for sharing your powerful poem, and for sending so much good poetry to me every week. This is a truly breathtaking poem. It grabbed me by the throat and its power doesn’t diminish with re-readings. It made me think of Medusa in a way I never would have. I also appreciated the context you provided, her origins and her diminishment into Athena’s myth. Thank you for sharing your powerful poem, and for sending so much good poetry to me every week.

]]> http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/01/13/ivan-m-granger-medusa/#comment-45808 Maria Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:22:39 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=1695#comment-45808 Great poem Ivan! You're good! Thanks for sharing, both the poem and the info. I hadn't known that about Medusa- very cool to know. Great poem Ivan! You’re good! Thanks for sharing, both the poem and the info. I hadn’t known that about Medusa- very cool to know.

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