I’ve thought about the word labor quite a bit over the course of my career. Labor as a worker, as a task of care, a task of upkeep, labor as exertion, labor in childbirth. Labor, meaning to toil, suffer—from Old French to work, toil; struggle, have difficulty; be busy; plow land
Once again, you open my eyes and challenge my mind! I will be ruminating on this for quite some time, and, I am sure, more insight will emerge! Reading Epithalamion was another window for me to look into the world of poetry few of us indulge in. It reminds me of a symphony as it unfolds its story in music. Well done!
Wow! This article is exemplary. The parallels you drew from the work of two very different writers, are mind blowing. I am deeply influenced by Weil’s work, but never heard of Hawes before. Thank you for sharing this great piece Freya!
Once again, you open my eyes and challenge my mind! I will be ruminating on this for quite some time, and, I am sure, more insight will emerge! Reading Epithalamion was another window for me to look into the world of poetry few of us indulge in. It reminds me of a symphony as it unfolds its story in music. Well done!
Wow! This article is exemplary. The parallels you drew from the work of two very different writers, are mind blowing. I am deeply influenced by Weil’s work, but never heard of Hawes before. Thank you for sharing this great piece Freya!
Thank you friend!
Thank you so much for this. I'd never heard of Hawes and now she's all I want to hear about!
isn’t she brilliant? i love her. and just all of it. 💜