Original poem reprinted online here: "Story from Another Inquisition" by Rachel Mennies Originally read: December 20, 2012 More information about the Poet: Rachel Mennies "The end is good; however, I feel this poem is a bit cliche kind of like 'she's torturing herself with secrets' feel" The poem itself isn't cliche, and has two interesting narrative depiction -- one of Deborah (current) and the one of the relative in Argentina. I'm more inclined to think the Deborah part of the poem is a bit more cliche especially from the transition between 1st and 2nd stanza "but harkens to a parted sea, / a mat of smoke and ocean / on the tongue." Looking back, it's more of that the Deborah part is more general (images, ideas, generalization) while the Argentine relative has more specific detail (speaks Spanish to mailman, speaks polish to wife). Maybe it's the volta in the poem -- the transition back to Deborah where I feel the poem beco...
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