tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post5703139173761417537..comments2024-02-27T10:53:28.877-06:00Comments on Imprisoned in my Bones: Jessica PowersAnne Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795710781396825094noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-27506161353591314792019-05-24T22:04:03.789-05:002019-05-24T22:04:03.789-05:00One of the greatest poets ever.I was introduced to...One of the greatest poets ever.I was introduced to her poetry by french poet Jean Pierre Lemaire a great christian poet himself. Hlad to see 1946 being one of her richest years. My birth's year. ha haAntonioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078723143277565763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-55475780298643317432014-05-24T12:28:27.451-05:002014-05-24T12:28:27.451-05:00I just came across Jessica Powers aka Miriam of th...I just came across Jessica Powers aka Miriam of the Blessed Trinity. Her poetry touched me so much I ended up bawling on my bed! Thanks for the tidbits of info here. I'll have to buy her poetry- I think she has chosen me for a friend... <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-36995113182940906662012-09-20T19:15:19.376-05:002012-09-20T19:15:19.376-05:00Oh, I wish all my books weren't in storage! I...Oh, I wish all my books weren't in storage! I have this looks-like-an-encyclopedia-thick book which has a writing about a different saint (or saint-like person) for each and every day ... and when I started reading your entry in your blog, I said, "Where do I know that name ... my big brown book!" Thank you for all the poetry you put in here, and for reminding me of an old friend!Jeanneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542711627374640800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-28835841373709402952012-09-19T17:47:21.870-05:002012-09-19T17:47:21.870-05:00The 7th station got me. I don't read much poe...The 7th station got me. I don't read much poetry...think it's to do with my impatience. It was pleasanttoslowdown and absorb the thought and feeling in these words.CWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654242399318374459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-73405764602550678352012-09-18T22:57:01.421-05:002012-09-18T22:57:01.421-05:00Anne, thank you for this. I knew who she was, but...Anne, thank you for this. I knew who she was, but had never read any of her poems. Can you hear the snap? :)Patriciahttp://theholyfaceofjesus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-4429054756252475832012-09-18T15:05:04.752-05:002012-09-18T15:05:04.752-05:00Jessica Powers is my favorite poet! And I love wh...Jessica Powers is my favorite poet! And I love what you've written about her! My favorite poem of all time is her one about Abraham. "I think, alas, how I manipulate dates and decisions, pull apart the dark... take out old maps and stare..." O yes, indeed. Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-62195574407843330352012-09-18T12:50:37.724-05:002012-09-18T12:50:37.724-05:00When I was in the postulancy and novitiate, one of...When I was in the postulancy and novitiate, one of our teachers used to talk about Jessica Powers and read us some of her poetry. However, I didn't know that she was a Carmelite nun!Sr. Ann Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306386663608358131noreply@blogger.com