Curse | Pamela Steed Hill
Hill is the author of a poetry collection, has published widely in literary journals, and is an editor for a university publications department. In the following essay, she examines “Curse” as an anathema, explaining the origins of the word and considering how the religious overtones of the poem suggest the theological roots of its subject.
Pamela Steed Hill
Hill is the author of a poetry collection, has published widely in literary journals, and is an editor for a university publications department. In the following essay, she examines “Curse” as an anathema, explaining the origins of the word and considering how the religious overtones of the poem suggest the theological roots of its subject.
The word, curse, typically connotes a wish for harm or punishment placed on an individual or group of people. It is often associated with the supernatural, usually evil, such as curses...
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