A Poem about the Gerasene Swine
Here is a poem by Michael Willett Newheart from his book "My Name is Legion": The Story and Soul of the Gerasene Demoniac. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2004. It is a study of Mark's version of the story using narrative criticism and psychological criticism. It also includes some poems. Here is one (NOTE: I cannot get the words to be spaced in the way that they should so you'll have to buy the book to see exactly what the poem should look like on the page)
oink oink
OINK OINK OINK
OINKOINKOINKOINKOINKOINKOINKOINK
kersplash!
glub glub glub
glub glub
glub
(c) Michael Willet Newheart, 21st June 2002
gerasene pigs (mark 5:11-13)
oink oink oinkoink oink
OINK OINK OINK
OINKOINKOINKOINKOINKOINKOINKOINK
kersplash!
glub glub glub
glub glub
glub
(c) Michael Willet Newheart, 21st June 2002
Comments
Funny!
This is the second poem I have read about this passage.
The other one was just a wee bit longer, and quite moving. Check it out here.
Mike Bell