Creation by Sharon Humphries-Brooks

It seems to me to be appropriate that since I’ve received so many ideas to consider, wondrous gifts, and thought-provoking insights from many of the essays, poems, and stories in the Feminism and Religion blogs, I should also give something in return.  One of the most precious gifts that I can offer is my writing.  So. . .

A bit ago, I started working on the book Mushente.  It takes place, among other locales, on a planet called—you guessed it—Mushente.  Many people who live there “walk” in the Mushente Way.  Below, I’ve copied the poem that opens that work.  As you can see, I’ve been very influence by a feminist interpretation of early Taoism. Continue reading “Creation by Sharon Humphries-Brooks”