de book of Mary

Archangel explains

Archangel teeth catch sun as he take
a next sip and give out, “Do not fret, holy one,
for de Spirit shall seize you, de power

of De-One-Who-Run-Tings take you in.
Too besides, dem will call de pikni
you going bear ‘Son of God’.

El Shaddai going give him David throne.
for David is him forefather long time aback.
And him going reign over de tribe

of Jacob for all ages to come,
and him kingdom going linger
after time been and gone.

Not just dat. Hear dis news!
Your cousin Eliza who bad mind
people take to make sport and call mule

she making baby too—gone six month
already never mind how she wrinkle and grey,
for Jehovah, him do what him please.

As for whether is El Shaddai send
me to you, if you think to yourself,
you will know if is so.”

Articles on de book of Mary

Clarke, George Elliott. “On Pamela Mordecai’s ‘Passion Plays’: A Plea for Their Performance.”

Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne,

vol. 44, no. 1, 2019, pp. 157–164. PDF article.

Mordecai, Pamela. “Profile: Pamela Mordecai.” The Humber Literary Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall/Winter 2015/16.