Piercy’s “The Book of Ruth and Naomi” explores the love between the two women.
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Ruth: Dreaming of a Sister of the Mind
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Celebrate Work? or Complain about It?
For Labor Day, two poems (Brecht, Piercy) about jobs that degrade. But the poems themselves offer solace.
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The Light You Seek Hides in Your Belly
Piercy’s Rosh Hashanah poem uses new moon symbolism to powerful effect.
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A Friendship Stronger Than Fear
As I spent a night in an emergency room, I thought of my wife, my mother, and this Piercy Ruth and Naomi poem.
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Choosing the Desert over Bondage
Marge Piercy’s “Maggid” is a powerful Passover poem about the courage it takes to abandon what is familiar.
We Are Waiting Rooms at Bus Stations
As poet Marge Piercy sees it, we are bus station waiting rooms through which people pass, each leaving an imprint.
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Let My Words Turn into Sparks
In this Marge Piercy Rosh Hashanah poem, the poet asks how she has contributed to peace.
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Walking the Road of Shards, Hands Joined
Marge Piercy’s poem about Naomi and Ruth’s emphasizes the power of female bonding.
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