2 Apr
Where’s The Bottom?
THE BOTTOM OF HEAVEN is a transcendent place in black American culture and thought, much like the blues, where ingenuity meets the absurd. Our blog borrows the phrase from the novel, Sula, by Toni Morrison. Learn more about us here and thanks for visiting!
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Posted by gorjus on April 2, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Whoa, that’s AWEsome.
Posted by Claudia on April 2, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Isn’t it, though? I think you can order a print at poets.org – thanks for stopping by, gorjus!
Posted by Zetta Elliott on April 3, 2009 at 7:34 AM
I spent a semester in England and took a course on Eliot and Auden…have to say, I preferred Auden overall! “Let the more loving one be me…” that image is rather haunting…
Posted by Claudia on April 3, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Hi Zetta, thanks for leading me to that Auden poem – it is quite beautiful.
Posted by susan on April 4, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Another poet friend posted this prior to NPM. She is all things poetry. Can you direct me to the Auden poem? I had a collection but it sat so long I finally traded it. Crap! This is why I normally do not give up my poetry collections.
Anyhoo, congratulations, you’re my Little Lov’n Monday for last week. Come and choose your prize.
Posted by Claudia on April 5, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Hey Susan: Yay, I won a prize! Here’s a link to the Auden poem, “The More Loving One” that Zetta mentioned. And I even found audio!