Season 1 Episode 9: Mrs. Lazarus and the Idea of Resurrection

Written By Jeanne Petrolle

Jennifer and Jeanne explore “Mrs. Lazarus,” a poem by the Scottish Carol Ann Duffy. The poem remixes the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.

Works Cited and Consulted:

Anna Akhmatova, “Lots Wife,” https://poets.org/poem/lots-wife

Wil Gafney, Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne. Westminster John Knox Press, 2017.

Terese Mailhot, Heart Berries: A Memoir, Counterpoint, 2018.

Sylvia Plath, “Lady Lazarus,” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49000/lady-lazarus

Fr Richard Rohr, https://cac.org/

Debra Yepa-Pappan, https://www.centerfornativefutures.org/

Jeanne Petrolle
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