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Prayers and Stories: Pulling New Heroes From the Oldest Well

By Victor D. Infante

My king, something has been created that no one has created before.” — Enheduanna, from The Sumerian Temple Hymns

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Three Poems by Lyn Lifshin

In A Breeze Of Dates And Olives, 4000 Years BC
By Lyn Lifshin

                                                The first poet we know to have signed her name to what
                                                she wrote, she Lived 2285-2250BCE. High priestess in the
                                                Sumerian city state … Continue reading