tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post1314364956964460591..comments2023-10-29T10:21:04.035-04:00Comments on Caught In The Stream: Lessons from foreign gods, No. 4 (Iktomi)Francis Scudellarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-27260653065459263412011-05-16T11:21:04.709-04:002011-05-16T11:21:04.709-04:00No living thing is immune to Iktomi's tricks.....No living thing is immune to Iktomi's tricks...Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-21459938607360408392011-05-16T09:56:40.107-04:002011-05-16T09:56:40.107-04:00Does this Iktomi have a specific penchant for poss...Does this Iktomi have a specific penchant for possum baiting or are you just being flippant?Jackarouettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-91224071117781001892011-05-14T14:06:16.442-04:002011-05-14T14:06:16.442-04:00Brenda, I'd just seen the movie "Skins&qu...Brenda, I'd just seen the movie "Skins" where Iktomi plays a part in the story, and he was also mentioned in "American Gods", so I thought I should pay tribute. I'm a fan of trickster figures, and I've read a couple Iktomi tales, though I'd like to search out a few more. I think I may have conjured him, causing the trouble with Blogger, but don't tell the folks at Google that :).<br /><br />@Janet I've always liked spiders, so the more leggy the poem, the better ;).Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-89792447853855913042011-05-13T20:45:57.442-04:002011-05-13T20:45:57.442-04:00it feels leggy and stretchy
a good spidery poem =)...it feels leggy and stretchy<br />a good spidery poem =)lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31030337.post-8132717089001594632011-05-13T13:20:34.097-04:002011-05-13T13:20:34.097-04:00Iktomi is one of my favorite manifestations of tri...Iktomi is one of my favorite manifestations of trickster in American Indian story. Thank you for this piece. The comment I tried to leave yesterday was eaten in the meltdown. Did Iktomi crawl into the system to wreak havoc...?<br />~Brendabrenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.com