Dave Harrity
Autore di Making Manifest: On Faith, Creativity, and the Kingdom at Hand
Opere di Dave Harrity
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- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 16
- Popolarità
- #679,947
- Voto
- 5.0
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 6
These poems are meaty enough, and long enough that I should not quote them here but I especially appreciate the nine part Novena at the books center, book ended by On Prayer #1 and On Prayer #2. Other poems of note include Trigger--a poem about a man in a gun shop contemplating a gun purchase, Hallelujah, I'm a Bum, Atropos, At Pleasant Hill to Visit Shakertown, and the prose poem After Chuck's Zen Garden. It is a strong collection, but these are my favorites.
The title is taken from a line in George Oppen's poem, "Blood From a Stone." These pages are full of allusions and references to mythology, theology, philosophy, literature. These are layered poems but not in a overt pretentious way. Harrity's words touch real emotion, particularly in relationship anxiety and struggles with faith. And of course, beautifully written.… (altro)