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Subject: GNOSTICISM
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FOR THE OLD GNOSTICS, by ROBERT BLY    Poem Text             Recitation by Author     Poet's Biography
First Line: The fathers put their trust in the end of the world
Last Line: The untempered soul grumbles in empty light
Subject(s): Gnosticism


FRAGMENTS OF A LOST GNOSTIC POEM OF THE 12TH CENTURY, by HERMAN MELVILLE    Poem Text                 Poet's Biography
First Line: Found a family, build a state
Last Line: But brims the poisoned well.
Subject(s): Gnosticism


SHROUD OF THE GNOME, by JAMES TATE    Poem Text                 Poet's Biography
First Line: And what amazes me is that none of our modern inventions
Subject(s): Gnosticism


THUNDER, PERFECT MIND, SELS., by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                
First Line: I was sent forth from the power
Last Line: I am the utterance of my name
Subject(s): Gnosticism