Download or read book Faith Hope and Poetry written by Malcolm Guite and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Somebody Give This Heart a Pen written by Sophia Thakur and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a powerful debut, rising star Sophia Thakur brings her spoken word performance to the page. Be with yourself for a moment. Be yourself for a moment. Airplane mode everything but yourself for a moment. From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy. From youth to school to family life to falling in love and falling back out again—the poems draw on the author’s experience as a young mixed-race woman trying to make sense of a lonely and complicated world. With a strong narrative voice and emotional empathy, this is poetry that will resonate with all young people, whatever their background and whatever their dreams.

Download or read book Flow written by Vincent Lowry and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flow - Poems of Faith is a spiritual journey about the sections of the New and Old Testament. Whether you are experiencing pain, anger, depression, loss, confusion, or change, you are invited to find God's peace and love with the poetry found in Flow. You are also encouraged after each poem to contribute your own God-inspired creativity with a poem, song, or prayer. Flow - Poems of Faith is Vincent Lowry's sixth book. His other works are American Vineyard, #LucysLetter - The Children of the Greenhouse Age, Surfing the Seconds, Dreams Reign Supreme, and Constellation Chronicles - The Lost Civilization of Aries.

Download or read book Some Glad Morning written by Barbara Crooker and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Glad Morning, Barbara Crooker’s ninth book of poetry, teeters between joy and despair, faith and doubt, the disconnect between lived experience and the written word. Primarily a lyric poet, Crooker is in love with the beauty and mystery of the natural world, even as she recognizes its fragility. But she is also a poet unafraid to write about the consequences of our politics, the great divide. She writes as well about art, with ekphrastic poems on paintings by Hopper, O’Keeffe, Renoir, Matisse, Cézanne, and others. Many of the poems are elegaic in tone, an older writer tallying up her losses. Her work embodies Bruce Springsteen’s dictum, “it ain’t no sin to be glad we’re alive,” as she celebrates the explosion of spring peonies, chocolate mousse, a good martini, hummingbirds’ flashy metallics, the pewter light of September, Darryl Dawkins (late NBA star), saltine crackers. While she recognizes it might all be about to slip away, “Remember that nothing is ever lost,” she writes, and somehow, we do.

Download or read book Silence Me Not written by Tammrow A. Carneal and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring groundbreaking collection of poems that encourage strength, faith, and love. It is an inviting personal insight into life experiences and the strength to overcome strenuous circumstances. A treasured keepsake for all to indulge.

Download or read book Divine Inspiration written by Robert Atwan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible is by far the leading source of inspiration for Western literature, and in particular, the life of Jesus has drawn the attention of artists and writers throughout the ages. Now, in a volume of astonishing range and originality, Robert Atwan, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal present 280 remarkable poems from world literature focusing on Jesus's life and teaching. Readers accustomed to the predictable inclusions of many anthologies will be surprised and delighted by the diversity of poets represented here, from Aquinas, Dante, de Guevara, Donne, and Sor Juana, to D.H. Lawrence, Gabriela Mistral, Wole Soyinka, Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn Brooks, Czeslaw Milosz, and Leopold Senghor. Perhaps no other thematically organized anthology could have brought together writers as different as Jorge Luis Borges, Thomas Merton, Alice Walker, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Jack Kerouac. Indeed, simply to turn the page in Divine Inspiration is an adventure in itself. And in terms of form, style, modulations of tone and perspective, the variety here is as unparalleled as it is unpredictable. The editors of Divine Inspiration have done a masterful job of unifying this vast assortment of poems. Organized chronologically around the life of Jesus, the book is divided into nine sections--from Birth and Infancy, through Healings and Miracles, to the Resurrection-- and presents passages from the Gospels followed by the poems they inspired. This structure gives readers the dual pleasures of a strong narrative pull punctuated by moments of lyric intensity. Our familiarity with the life of Jesus is thus enlivened, deepened, and in some cases wholly transformed by the imaginative power of the poems. In the largest section of the book, on the Passion of Jesus, we find an array of poems by Anna Akhmatova, Antonio Machado, Thomas Hardy, Miguel de Unamuno, Charles Baudelaire, R.S. Thomas, Andrew Marvell, Frederico Garcia Lorca, and Denise Levertov, among others. To see the Passion of Jesus refracted through the lenses of such poets is to see it anew, or more vividly than before. And to encounter Chinese, Korean, Nigerian, Arab, Latin American, Scandinavian, Hungarian, and Greek poets alongside English, French, and German is a testimony both to the editors' devoted scholarship and to the power of Jesus's life to inspire great poetry across a spectrum of cultures and eras. An invaluable sourcebook for students, scholars, and general readers alike, Divine Inspiration should prove equally satisfying to readers with a strong interest in religion and to all lovers of poetry.

Download or read book Christian Poems Prayer and Inspirations written by Patricia Offerman and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains Christian poems, prayers, and inspirations written in a forty-year span of daily journaling experience, now in print to inspire and uplift body, mind, and spirit in simple easy-to-read poems that woo and inspire one to a holy desire to have a closer and more intimate walk with the Lord Jesus Christ as one journeys through life.

Download or read book The Poems and Prayers of Helen Steiner Rice written by Helen Steiner Rice and published by Revell. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and largest collection of poems and prayers--sixteen of them previously uncollected--by America's purveyor of comfort and hope.

Download or read book Dreaming of Stones written by Christine Valters Paintner and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems in Dreaming of Stones are about what endures: hope and desire, changing seasons, wild places, love, and the wisdom of mystics. Inspired by the poet’s time living in Ireland these readings invite you into deeper ways of seeing the world. They have an incantational quality. Drawing on her commitment as a Benedictine oblate, the poems arise out of a practice of sitting in silence and lectio divina, in which life becomes the holy text. No stranger to poetry, Paintner’s bestselling spirituality titles have often included poems. In this first exclusively poetic collection, she writes with a contemplative heart about kinship with nature, ancestral connections, intimacy, the landscape, the unfolding nature of time, and Christian mystics. It can be read for reflection to spark the heart and to offer solace and inspiration in difficult times. Breath This breathing in is a miracle, this breathing out, release, this breathing in a welcome to the unseen gifts which sustain me each moment, this breathing out a sweet sigh, a bow to my mortality, this breathing in a holy yes to life, this breathing out a sacred no to all that causes me to clench and grasp, this breathing in is a revelation, this breathing out, freedom.

Download or read book Inspirational Poems of Faith and Prayer written by R. Ray Sette and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on inspirational poems of faith, memories, hopes and dreams for all who have experienced these at sometime in their lives. It is my hope that some or all of these poems will give solace and thought to all those who read them.

Download or read book You Are Not Alone written by Lon Cole and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume by prolific writer, Lon Cole, speaks to the heart of those in need of healing and hope. Cole, a sufferer of early onset Alzheimers, understands deeply the moments of despair and the need to hold onto a glimmer of light that will shine through the darkness of a heavy heart. He shares his poetry with the world in a desire to offer inspiration. His belief is that his life struggles have been mitigated by the outpouring of poetic thought. Cole's writing is a soothing source of support for all those with physical, emotional, and psychological burdens as he opens up to the process of hurting, accepting, and seeking understanding and guidance through the challenges. His poetry asks poignant questions and poses healing solutions. Selections like "Discovery" take the reader on a short journey of problem recognition and divinely-inspired solutions. Cole's poetry reminds the reader to believe, believe, believe. You Are Not Alone is a timeless collection of poetry that will inspire people for generations to come.

Download or read book Great Spirits 1000 2000 written by Selina O'Grady and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of essays provides thumbnail biographies of key figures in Christianity's last thousand years. The entries provide basic information about the person's life, development, era and ideas. The towering historical figures include mystics, reformers, theologians and church leaders.

Download or read book Forever Grateful written by Christine Mitchell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forever Grateful is a collection of uplifting poems of faith by Christine V Mitchell, which have deeply touched many hearts. There are poems of praise, adoration, gratitude, assurance, comfort and encouragement. Christine's poetry expresses the love that she has found through her personal faith in Christ. She is also inspired by the beauty of God's creation. Some of Christine's poems are written as poetic `letters of love' from God, such as "Look No Further" and "You're Very Special". Each chapter begins with devotional thoughts, and Biblical references accompany many of the poems. Her purpose in writing this book is to help uplift and encourage others through expressions of what the Lord means to her. Forever Grateful can be read in times of devotion and worship, or at any time of the day, and also makes an excellent gift!

Download or read book 101 Treasurable Poems of Faith Hope and Love written by Chad Joseph Thieman and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of Book The first time I ever read Chad's Christian poetry, I was astounded. It was illuminating and alive. His poetry grabs onto you and sinks deep within, capturing the very essence of the soul. Understanding the simplicity of his poetry, yet the depth of it on a spiritual level, is fascinating. This statement conveys only a shadow of him. The heart of Chad Thieman can only be found in "101 Treasurable Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love." - Curtis Neil Curtis and I first met while working together at the Blockade-Runner Beach Resort, on Wrightsville Beach. He came to me and told me that he had read some of my work. He said that he would help me get published and ever since, we have worked together. Curtis is my investment partner and promotional manager. - Chad The book you are holding in your hands is a treasure chest of poetry, proverbs, and parables that can be used to reach many hearts. Every poem has a Bible verse prescribed to it, for further study and research on the topic discussed within the piece. This book is a great tool which can be used in adult Bible studies, youth groups, church retreats as well as for personal meditation and reflection.

Download or read book Poetry of Inspiration written by Juanita R Johnson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.

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Download or read book Faith Hope and Love written by Doris Washington and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith, Hope & Love inspires you not only today, but also to believe in tomorrow. This collection of poems is an easy read, meaningful, truly inspirational for all to enjoy. Each poem has its own inspirational message. Not only will you be inspired by each individual poem and its message of inspiration. This collection of poems gives a wonderful reminder how to live and enjoy life fully. In the poem Obstacles the author expresses that life has its challenges, and dreams can come true. In Could You Sing A Song For Them? the author invites you to take a closer look at autism with understanding and awareness. In the poem As Tomorrow Comes the author expresses the message of hope, with the understanding the challenges that we may experience today, may not be our tomorrow. And as we hold on to hope, tomorrow can be brighter than we can ever imagine. In Morning comes a positive look in how to live each moment, each day of one's life most blessed. In the poem Blessings we are reminded about all the beautiful things we already have, and to know that each blessing we receive, we can then begin to see the true meaning of living life to our fullest. And in the poem Home we are inspired with encouraging and spiritual words in knowing God's peace and love. In our vast changing world today, there's a need for inspiration. Faith, Hope & Love gives you all that, and much more. Hope Giving up is surrender to no place. When all seems lost, holding on brings you one step closer to the promise. And as you believe each day is a new day, your trials can be your triumph. Just believe that it all gets better, no matter your circumstance, no matter what you go through. Believe what is now can change tomorrow. Believe with Faith. And always hold on to- Hope. Author Doris Washington Featured on Showcase Newspaper December 2008 Author Takes Her Poetry & Story Across the Country www.poetdoriswashington.com This Day, A Dream, A Promise Fulfilled By Doris Washington One's dream fulfills the hope of love and humanity for all (Dedication to Barack Obama The President of the United States of America ) A dream has come this day, Filled with hopes, Opportunities, To live our best life, To be all we can be, Explore all possibilities beyond our most imagination. To discover our own uniqueness. To open our minds, To listen, To hear always with Love. A dream has come this day, With a leader whose voice speaks not only for self, But for others as well. Building a foundation To Grow, To Prosper, To Achieve, Dreams we all wish for ourselves. A dream has come this day, To fulfill the promise we can build a world Of Hope, Of Opportunity, Of Tolerance, Of Understanding - And Love. This Day, A Dream, A Promised Fulfilled copyright (c) Doris Washington, November 2008. All rights reserved. Note of Poem Acknowledgement from the President of the United States Thank you for your recent note, and for sharing your thoughts with me. Your kind words echo the messages of millions of Americans who have welcomed me and my family to the White House with an outpouring of goodwill. On January 20th, Americans spoke with one voice, choosing hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. Our Nation faces serious challenges, but we will overcome them if our imagination is joined to common purpose. Now is our time to work together, reaffirm our enduring spirit, and choose our better history. With your help, we will renew our Nation's promise to carry forth the great gift of