tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post3781622378646928257..comments2024-03-28T20:40:22.229-04:00Comments on Christopher Reilley Poems: Poor Woman's DivorceChristopher Reilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666606765140200783noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-86010288723087298692022-06-01T21:56:47.030-04:002022-06-01T21:56:47.030-04:00Visceral, the tension, the emotion, feelings, move...Visceral, the tension, the emotion, feelings, movement, revenge. Wonderful stuff.pvcann.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084516830138438823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-30873276902467592202022-06-01T16:34:43.417-04:002022-06-01T16:34:43.417-04:00Very powerful, and beautifully crafted. That last ...Very powerful, and beautifully crafted. That last stanza is perfect. I would say not only poor women, but abused women in places where divorce is not available. Even in the US, marital rape wasn't a crime everywhere until 1993.Merril D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208799388236948565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-49671722936599470452022-06-01T15:22:20.897-04:002022-06-01T15:22:20.897-04:00So often it seems there is no other solution. Int...So often it seems there is no other solution. Intense with emotion.Kerfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679460865016032660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-33326520237455623792022-06-01T14:51:46.826-04:002022-06-01T14:51:46.826-04:00In some cases it is the only way out (aside from s...In some cases it is the only way out (aside from suicide or death by murder.) Good title. I like Glenn's "bullet divorcees" also. Very powerful wordsmithing on an intense subject.JadeLihttp://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-40728684415123890872022-06-01T13:22:10.557-04:002022-06-01T13:22:10.557-04:00Your poetry is some of the most intense I've r...Your poetry is some of the most intense I've read ... and it is chilling, beautifully composed.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-2032711858721065972022-06-01T11:16:39.287-04:002022-06-01T11:16:39.287-04:00Your story is stunning and powerful and sadly all ...Your story is stunning and powerful and sadly all too often told.Linda Lee Lyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669367010600000396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-33030040239927704242022-06-01T07:15:13.687-04:002022-06-01T07:15:13.687-04:00Wow... this is really gripping. Very powerful. Wow... this is really gripping. Very powerful. anotherKatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-76737153571845056192022-05-31T17:20:41.637-04:002022-05-31T17:20:41.637-04:00It's a tragic situation isn't it? I don&#...It's a tragic situation isn't it? I don't blame her but I can feel deep empathy for her situation. Is there another solution rather than killing? But I guess when you are at your wits end, it may seem the only way. And you end it with a killer stanza. Thanks for joining in.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-86847916813576881192022-05-31T16:43:34.401-04:002022-05-31T16:43:34.401-04:00That's a very impactful title! As a woman I ca...That's a very impactful title! As a woman I can empathise with her. The last line is so powerful. paeansunpluggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076601569836498915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-61180708957571856212022-05-31T16:36:56.383-04:002022-05-31T16:36:56.383-04:00Wow, this is a mini-Faulkner novel, so much implie...Wow, this is a mini-Faulkner novel, so much implied back story. A Mickey Spillane noir tale. Prisons are full of these bullet divorcees, and probably they are happier there than in the marriage. Glenn Buttkushttp://bibliosity.blogspot.com/2022/05/fgm.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142221569230825097.post-86522223072244010492022-05-31T16:08:34.772-04:002022-05-31T16:08:34.772-04:00I do not condone murder, but I can see how this wo...I do not condone murder, but I can see how this would make sense. The title also says so much, as the economic inequality often means that divorce is not a viable option brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com