“The Colonel” by Carolyn Forché read by Sher Schwartz
Discover more from Sher Poetry
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
6 responses to ““The Colonel” by Carolyn Forché read by Sher Schwartz”
-
-
I agree the strength in this poem is the juxtaposition of normalcy beside horror. I read this poem about five years ago, and it has never left me. I knew I wanted to share it at SherPoetry at some point. Thank you for sharing your response.
LikeLike
-
-
Normally I would say it is poetry and not a news article, so there is much we don’t know, and the poem is given to us in such a way to make the art work. But, in this case Forche´ was invited to El Salvador to cover what was happening there before the Civil War broke out. She was a witness to things happening and she wrote about it in her poetry (1978). It seems she was at this dinner with someone else and it was some sort of human rights connection– not sure. But here are a few articles that explain more. I believe I mention in the afterward Forche´compiled a massive anthology of witness poetry from around the world after her time in El Salvador.
LikeLike
-
-
Sher Poetry 
Leave a Reply to Anonymous Cancel reply