Walter Pavlich: In the Belly of the Ewe

From Sensational Nightingales: Collected Poems of Walter Pavlich (Lynx House Press, 2017) Included in Vox Populi by permission of Sandra McPherson and the estate of Walter Pavlich.

For a beautifully written tribute to the work of Walter Pavlich, written by his friend, the poet Thomas Aslin, click here.

6 comments on “Walter Pavlich: In the Belly of the Ewe”

kim4true
March 29, 2022

I love to be lulled into acceptance with a magically real story–or poem. Reminds me of wonderful writers of fiction.

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- Vox Populi
  March 29, 2022
  
  Yes, it’s an amazing poem.
  
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Sam Barbee
March 29, 2022

WOW! This poem is loaded with religious symbolism and metaphor. I admire every word. WOW!

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- Vox Populi
  March 29, 2022
  
  Yes, it’s very powerful.
  
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tathomas311
March 29, 2022

The Aslin piece is wonderful.

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- Vox Populi
  March 29, 2022
  
  Yes, Sandra McPherson sent me the poem and the Aslin piece. I was blown away by both.
  
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This entry was posted on March 29, 2022 by Vox Populi in Poetry, Social Justice and tagged A Few of my favorite jailbirds, An Arkansas Town Agrees to Criminal Justice Reform to Ensure That the Poor Are Not Jailed, David Axelrod, In the Belly of the Ewe, jail, Portraits from the Juvenile Jail, Sandra McPherson, Walter Pavlich, When Communities Say No One Should Stay in Jail Just Because They’re Poor, writing by Allegheny County Jail inmates, writing by State Correctional Institute of Pittsburgh Inmates.

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