A place in this poem filled with “spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon” is evoked in a “spiritual” reimagining from the 16th century. A passage of this poem in the wasf (“WUSS-uff”) style compares a woman’s navel to “a goblet that wants not for wine,” alluding to oral sex. Lillian Hellman took the title of The Little Foxes from this poem, which originated the phrase “ivory tower.” A woman in this poem addresses the “Daughters of (*) Jerusalem” to exclaim, “I am black, but I am lovely.” One of this poem’s speakers calls herself a “rose of Sharon” and exhorts, “let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth.” This poem, which notably never mentions God, is framed as a conversation between a Shulamite and her lover. For 10 points, name this erotic biblical poem sometimes named for a wise king. ■END■
ANSWER: Song of Songs [or Canticle of Canticles; or Song of Solomon; or Shir ha-Shirim] (The first sentence references Spiritual Canticle by John of the Cross.)
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