All Comments on 'The Reverend'

This is really interesting. I like the combination of sex and religion. I'm a little, tiny bit confused by line two. Maybe I'm reading it wrong. "not for him removal of a God-given hymen" Is the word him suppose to be there? In the first line, how about virginal? Those are just two small things that aren't very important, because the poem is good and, personally, it appeals to me.

This is so twistedly good. I always read your poetry with an English accent so I guess I missed the quirkiness of the way the poetic voice sounds to the North American ear the first time I read this poem. I think you should consider building a series or longer poem from your character, The Reverend.

this poem stoked my curiosity, plenty. right off, the wreak of scandal wafts from your words. now i'm dying to know if "she" is a parishoner. makes it that much more scandalous. the second line read awkwardly to me, but the whole poem left me wanting more.