| Muses Speak - Poetry Newsletter Vol 1, No. 6, August 2005 |
| I. Editor's Message II. Poem of the Month III. Poem Review IV. Announcements/Advertisements I. Editor's Message Dear poetry lovers, Our poem of the month of August is entitled "Homeless" by Katie Davis Steward. The poem received a Gold Medal in the 2005 Muses Prize - Excellence in Poetry in Print. I hope you will enjoy the poem and review of this poem in this newsletter. Very truly yours, Andrew Angus Editor-In-Chief |
II. Poem of the Month (August) Homeless by Katie Davis Steward Source: The Beginning of the Tumbling (2004) I thought I went for my escape to a different home. Far away from those horrors; it was my only comfort zone. Little as I was- I saw parts of the man's body, not comprehending their harm to my short lived bloom immediately or the devastation of my beliefs yet to come. Never understood what was wrong... until after the damage was long complete and done. III. Poem Review When I read the poem "Homeless" in the poetrybook The Beginning of the Tumbling by Katie Davis Steward, I was surprised. This poem shocked me because this poem was about sex abuse of a child. I wondered if this poem was fictional. I interviewed the author of this poem and Katie said that this poem is based on a true story. People who experienced being abused sexually will be able to relate to the poem. The poem shows that a child, having sex with an adult, does not know that what it is doing is wrong. The last two stanzas reveal some important insights of sex abuse. The female character in the poem remembers the sex incident that occurred in her childhood days. Her beliefs (ex. in God or in men) would be destroyed later in life.. "I saw parts of the man's body, not comprehending their harm to my short lived bloom immediately or the devastation of my beliefs yet to come." The character in the poem says the sex incident is not understood as wrong but later in life the victim realizes the sex incident is wrong but the damage is already complete. "Never understood what was wrong...until after the damage was long complete and done." This poem received a gold medal for 2005 Muses Prize - Excellence in Poetry Published for its relevance, positive insights to sex abuse and social redeeming value. IV. Advertisements/Sponsors/Donations 1. Poetry Books at Muses Review Bookstore (www.musesreview.org/bookstore.html) a. Buy poetrybook "Phonetical Imagery" by Mark Stellinga (Iowa) www.billiard-antiques.com. . b. Buy poetrybook "The Beginning of the Tumbling" by Katie Davis-Steward (California) www.katstu2.biz. Contact by emal for orders: [email protected] c. Buy poetrybook "Tears rolling down the heartstring" by Randy L. Redmond. www.authorhouse.com. Contact Muses Review at [email protected] for orders. d. Buy "Gilleland Poetry - Storoems and Poems" by Harry Gilleland Jr. at www.lulu.com/harry. (Or Muses Review Bookstore) 2. Advertise in this Poetry Newsletter of Muses Speak Textline ads: 1$ per line per month; 3$ /3 months; 6$ /6 months; 12$ per year. Includes links to your website and your email. The newsletter is distributed to different email newsgroups. 3. Join our free newsletter -Muses Speak - Poetry Newsletter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muses_speak |