Comments on: Migrant Letters

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:09:15 +0000

In reply to Kristin Berkey-Abbot. Yes, I was just going to leave another comment saying that those were my favorite lines, too: "How does a bowl/transform into an ocean of salt and misgivings?"

By: Kristin Berkey-Abbot

Kristin Berkey-Abbot — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:22:09 +0000

I love this poem deeply and intensely. The image of the bowl of soup and the woman eating it will stay with me for awhile.

By: marly youmans

marly youmans — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:57:56 +0000

In reply to Dave Bonta. Strangers and sojourners. Apt, Dave.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:51:39 +0000

I like, too! The migrant, immigrant and exile experiences are crucial, I think, because in a sense virtually all humans are “strangers and sojourners in the land,” as the Bible puts it. Those of us who have more or less stayed put for a few generations sometimes need to be reminded of that.

By: marly youmans

marly youmans — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:21:33 +0000

I like! Close to your heart…