A woman carries
something small
into time
from paradise
Apple or Baby Jesus
Posted by Benjamin Bagocius | Sep 24, 2021 | Poetry | 0 |
A woman carries
something small
into time
from paradise
Ben Bagocius, PhD, MFA, writes and teaches across literature, spirituality, and queer thought. He has published two books of poetry, The Canaanite Woman (Wipf and Stock/Resource Publications 2022) and The Gospel According to B. (Unsolicited Press, 2024). His poetry and writing appear in a range of venues, including Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Untold Volumes: Feminist Theology Poetry, The Other Journal, and OnBeing. Ben's academic research in literary studies appears in Modernism/modernity, College Literature, Studies in the Novel, Modern Fiction Studies, and more. Ben is founder and editor-in-chief of Soul Forte: A Journal for Spiritual Writing. Please reach out and learn more at BenjaminBagocius.com and InstituteForSpiritualPoetry.com/about.

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