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First Church of Christ,
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“Chapter and Verse”
Poetry Discussion Group

Each month we will look at a particular theme through the eyes and pens of three very different poets. Poems are available online (on this page) or in hardcopy at the library. See the News and Events page for the date and time of our next meeting.

MONTH THEME POEMS
April 2005 Love Sonnet 116
by William Shakespeare

September 1, 1939
by W. H. Auden

Ghazal 35
by Hafiz (translated by Shahriar Shahriari)

March 2005 Doubt If God is your answer
by Warren Molton

Reach hither thy finger
(the formatting there is bad; here is a legible version)
by William Jolliff

I feel sorry for Jesus
by Naomi Shihab Nye

February 2005 The Lord's Supper Villanelle
by Dawn Holt Lauber

The agonie
by George Herbert

Eucharist
by William Wood

January 2005 God and Suffering Otherwise
by Jane Kenyon

Theodicy (The Mothers)
by Dana Pattillo

Lord, Take Away Pain
by Anonymous

This page last modified March 10, 2005.
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