posted by Obie Quiet at 10:26 PM
Obediah Michael Smith has published 18 books of poems, a short novel and a cassette recording of his poems. At University of Miami and University of the West Indies, Cavehill, Barbados, he has done writers workshops with Lorna Goodison, Earl Lovelace, Grace Nichols, Merle Collins, and Mervyn Morris. He is a 1971 graduate of St. Anne’s School. He attended Memphis State University, 1973 to 1976 and majored in Speech and Drama and Biology. He has a B.A. Degree in Dramatics and Speech from Fisk University. Employed by The Ministry of Education, he taught English Language and Literature in high schools on New Providence, on Grand Bahama and on Inagua. In 1989, for six months, he lived in Paris, France and studied French at L’Alliance Francaise. He has two daughters and two sons. He is at present, for a time, residing in Mexico City.
2 Comments:
Man, that sounds painful. T's definately something you should not experience again. Find a better hobby; a recreation which makes one sigh in contentment, instead of scream in anguish!
"...for mercy
for more"
It is quite interesting to know how drastically two lines, four words can improve an already good poem.
Definately, it clearer and more crisp.
I hope you don't mind Obie; I share with you a comment by a friend, from my blog regarding the original poem minus the last two lines: the four words.
'rather graphic I must say...I thought it was "hurt me so good baby oh!" (like beyonce)'
Written by: tab at 2006/04/30 - 03:59:48
my response: 'Smiling at TAB...one would think so wouldn't they? It is in deed graphic, very graphic and raw and to the point. Its brilliant! Poetry at its simpliest: with out excuses. One can only imagine the pleasure/pain he must have felt at that immediate contact/impact. Imagine the hollering that must have happened for that three minutes!'Written by: CN at 2006/05/03 - 11:04:42
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