You cannot evoke the spirit of this sacred text without remembering that the script bears deep, deep scars. Friendships, families, even the greatest of nations have been torn apart over the principles these words so carefully spell out. Young and old, rich and poor, men and women of all ra...
Just what will constitute the indivisible parts of the poem depends on the local tradition out of which the oral poetics emerges. At first sight these insights would only apply to a small proportion of the poetry read aloud at poetry readings today, such as Slam poetry, which Foley analyzes,...