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Article: Brenda Marie Osbey says a prayer.(Landscape and Legacy)(poem 'St. Martin')
- Article from:
- The Women's Review of Books
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Old City Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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St. Martin" was the first poem composed in the "Ex Votos" section of All Saints. The entire section is intended as a series of actual ex votos or holy offerings to the saints and the Dead, who figure so strongly in New Orleans culture.
Martin de Porres (1579-1639) was the son of a slave woman, Ana Velasquez, and a Spaniard, Juan de Porras de Burgos. He and his sister Juana, though dark-skinned like their mother, were freeborn. Their white father abandoned them early on and they lived in the poorest of Lima's slums. Martin moved freely through the streets of the city, picking up odd jobs. He usually gave away whatever money his mother gave him to go to the market ...
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Article: MARTIN'S ATTITUDE NOW A POSITIVE
Roanoke Times & World News;
September 24, 2006 ;
700+ words
... ... cushioned and bones often broke. Mark Martin used to wince when he walked. So did ... and stretching straightened out most of Martin's physical woes. The 47-year-old ... s comment about being too negative, Martin vowed to alter his attitude this season ...
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