Cyra dumitru biography of william

Thank you for posting this, Glynn. I don't recall reading it when it was at Master Artist. I love how Dumitru uses verse to create a wholly familiar narrative seen through new eyes. Post a Comment. The poems are divided into three sections: the first in about Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel; the second is about the Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris; and the third is about the characters of the gospel story — Mary, Mary Magdalene, Jesus, Peter, Judas and Joseph, among others.

She does what can be done well with poetry — forcing us to consider Biblical characters in three dimensions, as individuals with recognizable hopes, dreams, problems and challenges. What does a mother do with such a daughter? For hours she sits heedless to flies, dust, heavy sun. Then suddenly she stands, shakes herself.

Listening to Light: Voice Poems by Cyra S. Dumitru (Perfect).

When she embraces me. I am afraid for Mary. She speaks f hearing a voice deep within. I tremble because I believe her. And then Joseph says:. I have always.