Comments on: Ericka http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2009/05/ericka/ words and writing from the islands Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lynn Sweeting http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2009/05/ericka/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Lynn Sweeting Wed, 20 May 2009 16:30:02 +0000 http://tonguesoftheocean.org/?p=448#comment-25 A poem telling the truth about a woman's life on the island, important to me for that. "his knife making a dozen new vaginas in her belly," a shocking (original) image, very good. the mango metaphore though, close to cliche. Good, brave piece. A poem telling the truth about a woman’s life on the island, important to me for that. “his knife making a dozen new vaginas in her belly,” a shocking (original) image, very good. the mango metaphore though, close to cliche. Good, brave piece.

]]> By: Dominic Duncombe http://tonguesoftheocean.org/2009/05/ericka/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Dominic Duncombe Thu, 07 May 2009 17:17:20 +0000 http://tonguesoftheocean.org/?p=448#comment-23 I almost wish I did not know the lovely woman that wrote this so that I could stand outside and look at it. I love the pictures and the colours and the simple, straightforward language. I can see everything, vividly. An all too common tale in my experience. Thanks for sharying ja**ly. I almost wish I did not know the lovely woman that wrote this so that I could stand outside and look at it.

I love the pictures and the colours and the simple, straightforward language. I can see everything, vividly.

An all too common tale in my experience. Thanks for sharying ja**ly.

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