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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
Comment 2 of 5, added on September 15th, 2005 at 12:12 PM.
I believe it is a misspelling, because when I looked up other versions of
the poem, none of them had the same spelling.
In addition, I love this poem, because I believe that it pokes fun at one
of the most puzzling aspects of the Pope's personality, his sexuality. Why
would Sharon Olds title a poem this way? She knew it would immediately
invite controversy, and then after a while, everyone would be talking about
it. Brilliant because after all, most males, including the Pope, have a
penis and what's so odd or controversial about that? Nothing, and yet, the
poem attracts attention for its title.
I also like the way the poem is written and the way it reads. Nice stuff I
tell you.
Andrew from United States
Comment 1 of 5, added on May 22nd, 2005 at 4:32 AM.
Is sweaweed (line 4) a mis-spelling of seaweed or is there a hidden
meaning?
Suomynona from United States
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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