Author: Catherine M. Burns
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098022270
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
For over twenty-five years, Catherine kept a collection of poetry and short stories in a little nightstand next to her bed. She wrote them down over time according to what she was experiencing at that specific period in her life. Together, they tell a story of her journey through motherhood, the pain of watching a loved one live through a miscarriage, the responsibility of our actions carried in our hands, but mainly God's presence in our darkest times. The realization that God is always there even when we may not notice is the main subject. His comfort and love are a common theme throughout. Catherine sees her poetry as a gift that God has given her. By using God's gift, she can focus on his love through all of life's unpredictable moments. God's gifts are meant to be shared. She now would like to share some of her favorite poetry with others so they can have the same peace and comfort she has found. Following Gods calling, she has now selected some of her favorite poetry and compiled them together in this book called God's Poetic Moments Within. Her poetry captures the realization that God is always with us through our struggles, losses, joys, and sorrows. In sharing her poetry, her prayer is that the reader will leave with a feeling of sustaining hope, peace, and comfort for their own personal life. God bless!
God's Poetic Moments Within
Author: Catherine M. Burns
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098022270
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
For over twenty-five years, Catherine kept a collection of poetry and short stories in a little nightstand next to her bed. She wrote them down over time according to what she was experiencing at that specific period in her life. Together, they tell a story of her journey through motherhood, the pain of watching a loved one live through a miscarriage, the responsibility of our actions carried in our hands, but mainly God's presence in our darkest times. The realization that God is always there even when we may not notice is the main subject. His comfort and love are a common theme throughout. Catherine sees her poetry as a gift that God has given her. By using God's gift, she can focus on his love through all of life's unpredictable moments. God's gifts are meant to be shared. She now would like to share some of her favorite poetry with others so they can have the same peace and comfort she has found. Following Gods calling, she has now selected some of her favorite poetry and compiled them together in this book called God's Poetic Moments Within. Her poetry captures the realization that God is always with us through our struggles, losses, joys, and sorrows. In sharing her poetry, her prayer is that the reader will leave with a feeling of sustaining hope, peace, and comfort for their own personal life. God bless!
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098022270
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
For over twenty-five years, Catherine kept a collection of poetry and short stories in a little nightstand next to her bed. She wrote them down over time according to what she was experiencing at that specific period in her life. Together, they tell a story of her journey through motherhood, the pain of watching a loved one live through a miscarriage, the responsibility of our actions carried in our hands, but mainly God's presence in our darkest times. The realization that God is always there even when we may not notice is the main subject. His comfort and love are a common theme throughout. Catherine sees her poetry as a gift that God has given her. By using God's gift, she can focus on his love through all of life's unpredictable moments. God's gifts are meant to be shared. She now would like to share some of her favorite poetry with others so they can have the same peace and comfort she has found. Following Gods calling, she has now selected some of her favorite poetry and compiled them together in this book called God's Poetic Moments Within. Her poetry captures the realization that God is always with us through our struggles, losses, joys, and sorrows. In sharing her poetry, her prayer is that the reader will leave with a feeling of sustaining hope, peace, and comfort for their own personal life. God bless!
Love Poems from God
Author: Various
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142196120
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, rendered brilliantly by Daniel Ladinsky, beloved interpreter of verses by the fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz One of 6 Books Oprah Loves to Give as Gifts During the Holidays “All kinds of beautiful poetry.” –Hoda Kotb In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky—best known for his bestselling interpretations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz—brings together the timeless work of twelve of the world’s finest spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West. Once again, Ladinsky reveals his talent for creating profound and playful renditions of classic poems for a modern audience. Rumi’s joyous, ecstatic love poems; St. Francis’s loving observations of nature through the eyes of Catholicism; Kabir’s wild, freeing humor that synthesizes Hindu, Muslim, and Christian beliefs; St. Teresa’s sensual verse; and the mystical, healing words of Sufi poet Hafiz—these along with inspiring works by Rabia, Meister Eckhart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Mira, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and Tukaram are all “love poems by God” from writers considered “conduits of the divine.” Together, they form a spiritual treasure to cherish always.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780142196120
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, rendered brilliantly by Daniel Ladinsky, beloved interpreter of verses by the fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz One of 6 Books Oprah Loves to Give as Gifts During the Holidays “All kinds of beautiful poetry.” –Hoda Kotb In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky—best known for his bestselling interpretations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz—brings together the timeless work of twelve of the world’s finest spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West. Once again, Ladinsky reveals his talent for creating profound and playful renditions of classic poems for a modern audience. Rumi’s joyous, ecstatic love poems; St. Francis’s loving observations of nature through the eyes of Catholicism; Kabir’s wild, freeing humor that synthesizes Hindu, Muslim, and Christian beliefs; St. Teresa’s sensual verse; and the mystical, healing words of Sufi poet Hafiz—these along with inspiring works by Rabia, Meister Eckhart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Mira, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and Tukaram are all “love poems by God” from writers considered “conduits of the divine.” Together, they form a spiritual treasure to cherish always.
Dawn of this Hunger
Author: Sally Read
Publisher: Angelico Press/Second Spring
ISBN: 9781621387930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
This cycle of poems reflects the life of Christ, by giving voice to and meditating on those closest to him and those who were touched by his earthly ministry. The defining events of the faith are explored with depth and freshness here, but also the tender moments that perhaps we consider less: Mary feeling the first movements of her baby within her, or Saint Joseph sitting beside his sleeping son. Written during Read's first ten years as a Catholic and poet in residence of the Hermitage of the Three Holy Hierarchs, the central narrative is interwoven with lyrical, contemplative pieces about God and our relationship with him. This book gives voice to what at times can seem inexpressible, bringing Christ closer by entering into his life and expressing his life in us.
Publisher: Angelico Press/Second Spring
ISBN: 9781621387930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
This cycle of poems reflects the life of Christ, by giving voice to and meditating on those closest to him and those who were touched by his earthly ministry. The defining events of the faith are explored with depth and freshness here, but also the tender moments that perhaps we consider less: Mary feeling the first movements of her baby within her, or Saint Joseph sitting beside his sleeping son. Written during Read's first ten years as a Catholic and poet in residence of the Hermitage of the Three Holy Hierarchs, the central narrative is interwoven with lyrical, contemplative pieces about God and our relationship with him. This book gives voice to what at times can seem inexpressible, bringing Christ closer by entering into his life and expressing his life in us.
Faith, Hope and Poetry
Author: Malcolm Guite
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781409449362
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Faith, Hope and Poetry explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day, Malcolm Guite applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do Theology'. Readers of this book will return to their reading of poetry equipped with new insights and enthusiasm and will be challenged to integrate imaginative ways of knowing into their other academic and intellectual pursuits.
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9781409449362
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Faith, Hope and Poetry explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day, Malcolm Guite applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do Theology'. Readers of this book will return to their reading of poetry equipped with new insights and enthusiasm and will be challenged to integrate imaginative ways of knowing into their other academic and intellectual pursuits.
Metaphorical God
Author: Kimberly Johnson
Publisher: Persea Books
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Dazzling....She writes with Milton open at her elbow but with the real dirt of a real Utah under her fingertips.--The Yale Review No poet writing today confronts the perplexities of the divine with more pizzazz than Kimberly Johnson. In A Metaphorical God, Johnson showcases her gifts for mining language for its hidden gems and its gospel (my tongue is a fovent choir, / a cloven fire), using what she unearths to delve deep into mysteries both epistemological and holy.
Publisher: Persea Books
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Dazzling....She writes with Milton open at her elbow but with the real dirt of a real Utah under her fingertips.--The Yale Review No poet writing today confronts the perplexities of the divine with more pizzazz than Kimberly Johnson. In A Metaphorical God, Johnson showcases her gifts for mining language for its hidden gems and its gospel (my tongue is a fovent choir, / a cloven fire), using what she unearths to delve deep into mysteries both epistemological and holy.
God's Silence
Author: Franz Wright
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307528898
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In this luminous new collection of poems, Franz Wright expands on the spiritual joy he found in his Pulitzer Prize-winning Walking to Martha’s Vineyard. Wright, whom we know as a poet of exquisite miniatures, opens God’s Silence with “East Boston, 1996,” a powerful long poem that looks back at the darker moments in the formation of his sensibility. He shares his private rules for bus riding (“No eye contact: the eyes of the terrified / terrify”), and recalls, among other experiences, his first encounter with a shotgun, as an eight-year-old boy (“In a clearing in the cornstalks . . . it was suggested / that I fire / on that muttering family of crows”). Throughout this volume, Wright continues his penetrating study of his own and our collective soul. He reaches a new level of acceptance as he intones the paradox “I have heard God’s silence like the sun,” and marvels at our presumptions:We speak of Heaven who have not yet accomplishedeven this, the holiness of things precisely as they are, and never will!Though Wright often seeks forgiveness in these poems, his black wit and self-deprecation are reliably present, and he delights in reminding us that “literature will lose, sunlight will win, don’t worry.”But in this book, literature wins as well. God’s Silence is a deeply felt celebration of what poetry (and its silences) can do for us.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307528898
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In this luminous new collection of poems, Franz Wright expands on the spiritual joy he found in his Pulitzer Prize-winning Walking to Martha’s Vineyard. Wright, whom we know as a poet of exquisite miniatures, opens God’s Silence with “East Boston, 1996,” a powerful long poem that looks back at the darker moments in the formation of his sensibility. He shares his private rules for bus riding (“No eye contact: the eyes of the terrified / terrify”), and recalls, among other experiences, his first encounter with a shotgun, as an eight-year-old boy (“In a clearing in the cornstalks . . . it was suggested / that I fire / on that muttering family of crows”). Throughout this volume, Wright continues his penetrating study of his own and our collective soul. He reaches a new level of acceptance as he intones the paradox “I have heard God’s silence like the sun,” and marvels at our presumptions:We speak of Heaven who have not yet accomplishedeven this, the holiness of things precisely as they are, and never will!Though Wright often seeks forgiveness in these poems, his black wit and self-deprecation are reliably present, and he delights in reminding us that “literature will lose, sunlight will win, don’t worry.”But in this book, literature wins as well. God’s Silence is a deeply felt celebration of what poetry (and its silences) can do for us.
God Speaks Through Wombs
Author: Drew Jackson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 151400268X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
In this dynamic collection of poems, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel. These are declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power. Here the gospel is the "fresh words / that speak of / things impossible." This powerful poetry helps us hear the hum of deliverance—against all hope—that's been in the gospel all along.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 151400268X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
In this dynamic collection of poems, Drew Jackson explores the first eight chapters of Luke's Gospel. These are declarative poems, faithfully proclaiming the gospel story in all its liberative power. Here the gospel is the "fresh words / that speak of / things impossible." This powerful poetry helps us hear the hum of deliverance—against all hope—that's been in the gospel all along.
God of Nothingness
Author: Mark Wunderlich
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1644451387
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A magnificent book of hope and resolve written out of profound losses, by award-winning poet Mark Wunderlich
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1644451387
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A magnificent book of hope and resolve written out of profound losses, by award-winning poet Mark Wunderlich
The New Testament
Author: Jericho Brown
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 161932119X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Honored as a "Best Book of 2014" by Library Journal NPR.org writes: “In his second collection, The New Testament, Brown treats disease and love and lust between men, with a gentle touch, returning again and again to the stories of the Bible, which confirm or dispute his vision of real life. 'Every last word is contagious,' he writes, awake to all the implications of that phrase. There is plenty of guilt—survivor’s guilt, sinner’s guilt—and ever-present death, but also the joy of survival and sin. And not everyone has the chutzpah to rewrite The Good Book.”—NPR.org "Erotic and grief-stricken, ministerial and playful, Brown offers his reader a journey unlike any other in contemporary poetry."—Rain Taxi "To read Jericho Brown's poems is to encounter devastating genius."—Claudia Rankine In the world of Jericho Brown's second book, disease runs through the body, violence runs through the neighborhood, memories run through the mind, trauma runs through generations. Almost eerily quiet in even the bluntest of poems, Brown gives us the ache of a throat that has yet to say the hardest thing—and the truth is coming on fast. Fairy Tale Say the shame I see inching like steam Along the streets will never seep Beneath the doors of this bedroom, And if it does, if we dare to breathe, Tell me that though the world ends us, Lover, it cannot end our love Of narrative. Don’t you have a story For me?—like the one you tell With fingers over my lips to keep me From sighing when—before the queen Is kidnapped—the prince bows To the enemy, handing over the horn Of his favorite unicorn like those men Brought, bought, and whipped until They accepted their masters’ names. Jericho Brown worked as the speechwriter for the mayor of New Orleans before earning his PhD in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston. His first book, PLEASE (New Issues), won the American Book Award. He currently teaches at Emory University and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 161932119X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Honored as a "Best Book of 2014" by Library Journal NPR.org writes: “In his second collection, The New Testament, Brown treats disease and love and lust between men, with a gentle touch, returning again and again to the stories of the Bible, which confirm or dispute his vision of real life. 'Every last word is contagious,' he writes, awake to all the implications of that phrase. There is plenty of guilt—survivor’s guilt, sinner’s guilt—and ever-present death, but also the joy of survival and sin. And not everyone has the chutzpah to rewrite The Good Book.”—NPR.org "Erotic and grief-stricken, ministerial and playful, Brown offers his reader a journey unlike any other in contemporary poetry."—Rain Taxi "To read Jericho Brown's poems is to encounter devastating genius."—Claudia Rankine In the world of Jericho Brown's second book, disease runs through the body, violence runs through the neighborhood, memories run through the mind, trauma runs through generations. Almost eerily quiet in even the bluntest of poems, Brown gives us the ache of a throat that has yet to say the hardest thing—and the truth is coming on fast. Fairy Tale Say the shame I see inching like steam Along the streets will never seep Beneath the doors of this bedroom, And if it does, if we dare to breathe, Tell me that though the world ends us, Lover, it cannot end our love Of narrative. Don’t you have a story For me?—like the one you tell With fingers over my lips to keep me From sighing when—before the queen Is kidnapped—the prince bows To the enemy, handing over the horn Of his favorite unicorn like those men Brought, bought, and whipped until They accepted their masters’ names. Jericho Brown worked as the speechwriter for the mayor of New Orleans before earning his PhD in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston. His first book, PLEASE (New Issues), won the American Book Award. He currently teaches at Emory University and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Incarnadine
Author: Mary Szybist
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1555976352
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
The anticipated second book by the poet Mary Szybist, author of Granted, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award The troubadours knew how to burn themselves through, how to make themselves shrines to their own longing. The spectacular was never behind them.-from "The Troubadours etc." In Incarnadine, Mary Szybist.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1555976352
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
The anticipated second book by the poet Mary Szybist, author of Granted, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award The troubadours knew how to burn themselves through, how to make themselves shrines to their own longing. The spectacular was never behind them.-from "The Troubadours etc." In Incarnadine, Mary Szybist.