we shall overcome
come over to my house
come over to my house
posted by Obie Quiet at 8:45 PM
Thursday, March 30, 2006
About Me
- Name: Obie Quiet
- Location: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
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.
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2 Comments:
Two lines, one thought, one purpose: of just coming!
Truly a powerful poem. A series of meanings. A series of thoughts. A series of interpretations.
Is it a personal invite, couple with a response?
Is it a promise of a delight, a promise of a release?
Or is it about somthing bigger: a rally, a gathering, a march, a purpose, a cause. Something grander.
Such simple words with such big dreams. It is simple to just come, but to overcome is exhaustive. It is a feat, that takes effort.
I rush to understand, however,within its eight words, I drowned and overstand.
CN,
thanks for this meditation upon my two lines. Thanks also for your poetic mission.
We are all reaping/shall all reap the benefits.
All the very best with your very own initiatives - your own verse.
OMS
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