The Pain and Promise of Relationship in The Ache of Marriage (2064 words, 10 pages)
Harry MartenWithout either romanticizing or lamenting, the poet acknowledges"The Ache of Marriage," the pain and promise of relationship "thigh andtongue, beloved, are heavy with it, it throbs in the teeth." "We look,"she explains, "for communion and are turned away, beloved, each and each."It can be a trap of biblical proportions ...
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