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The Work of a Common Woman: The Collected Poetry of Judy Grahn, 1964-1977 QUOTES

The Work of a Common Woman: The Collected Poetry of Judy Grahn, 1964-1977 QUOTES

1 " Paris and Helen


He called her: golden dawn
She called him: the wind whistles

He called her: heart of the sky
She called him: message bringer

He called her: mother of pearl
barley woman, rice provider,
millet basket, corn maid,
flax princess, all-maker, weef

She called him: fawn, roebuck,
stag, courage, thunderman,
all-in-green, mountain strider
keeper of forests, my-love-rides

He called her: the tree is
She called him: bird dancing

He called her: who stands,
has stood, will always stand
She called him: arriver

He called her: the heart and the womb
are similar
She called him: arrow in my heart. "

― Judy Grahn , The Work of a Common Woman: The Collected Poetry of Judy Grahn, 1964-1977

2 " Here, the sea strains to climb up on the land
and the wind blows dust in a single direction.
The trees bend themselves all one way
and volcanoes explode often
Why is this? Many years back
a woman of strong purpose
passed through this section
and everything else tried to follow. "

― Judy Grahn , The Work of a Common Woman: The Collected Poetry of Judy Grahn, 1964-1977