Another forward, this time from the private Inbox. But the way it's
written, it's quite obvious that it was meant for the list...
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Carolyn Hastings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: October 12, 2005 10:21:45 EDT
To: "'Tamara P Duvall'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [lace] Re: The Dacca Gauzes
Tamara wrote:
... It's seldom that I've been faced with a
more powerful proof of _unity_ of the roots of humans; mostly, all I
see it the discord (and it makes me weep)
And did the rest of you wince, as I did, at the reference to the
destruction
by the English rulers of the weaving industry? and attendant cruelty?
"In history we learned: the hands
of weavers were amputated,
the looms of Bengal silenced,
and the cotton shipped raw
by the British to England.
History of little use to her,"
We know that this sort of thing happens everywhere throughout history
(including our own times), but connecting it directly to people with
whom we
identify so closely is very immediate and intense.
I'm not sure it isn't lace, in a way. What a powerful, incredible
piece of
poetry.
Regards,
Carolyn
Carolyn Hastings
Stow, MA USA
Yes, both Severn and I noticed this punch to the solar plexus in the
middle of the otherwise fairly placid and lyrical poem. Excellent piece
of writing, in the added sense of drama...
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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