The Pope's Penis - A poem by Sharon Olds

Sharon Olds - The Pope's Penis

It hangs deep in his robes, a delicate
clapper at the center of a bell.
It moves when he moves, a ghostly fish in a
halo of silver sweaweed, the hair
swaying in the dark and the heat -- and at night
while his eyes sleep, it stands up
in praise of God.

Added: on March 21st, 2006 at 12:14 PM | Viewed: 4008 times | Comments and analysis of The Pope's Penis by Sharon Olds Comments (5)

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Poet: Sharon Olds Poem: The Pope's Penis Comment 5 of 5, added on May 14th, 2007 at 11:09 AM. Come on cant you see that she's just trying to getting you to understand that the pope is just like any other guy, he's not different just because he's the pope. Yeah the poem was funny and a little weird, but if we can poke fun at the president then we sure as hell can poke fun at the pope and in the mean time make a point. He's not God he's just like everyone else just a little lucky. Ginger from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on April 10th, 2006 at 1:50 AM. i think the poem is more than just a piece for grabbing people's attention..having a controversial subject doesn't equate to attention grabbing..it is pretty disappointing that a lot of people value a poem for its shock value and limit themselves to interpret the poem literally..they never see beyond the words...the words in a poem shouldn't be seen individually, rather, they should be seen as parts of the whole meaning, one picture, that the poem wants to say... jc from Philippines Comment 3 of 5, added on March 21st, 2006 at 12:14 PM. i think this is a wierd poem because it talks about the pope's penis, and that is just wierd. Rachel from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Pope's Penis, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Sharon Olds with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Sharon Olds Poem: The Pope's Penis Last read: Jul 8 2008, 6:02PM Viewed 4008 times. Added on March 21st, 2006 at 12:14 PM.

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