Blasphemy Tanka for James Baldwin
In James Baldwin's tale,
Go Tell It on the Mountain,
a note for Jesus:
". . . tell that puking bastard to
kiss my big black ass." It's there!
REFERENCE: James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953; New Dell Edition, 1970), p. 163.
— Ralph Dumain, 7 & 11 August 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Blasphemy Tanka for James Baldwin
Labels:
black Americans,
blasphemy,
Christianity,
haiku,
James Baldwin,
poetry
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