Author : Robert Lowes
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725264056
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)
Book Synopsis An Honest Hunger by : Robert Lowes
Download or read book An Honest Hunger written by Robert Lowes and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems in An Honest Hunger evince this kind of hunger for God, which is why they can’t resist wisecracks, even about God, even in the midst of suffering—especially in the midst of suffering. The poems, in forms ranging from free verse to sonnets, arise from diverse topics and occasions—coming of age and aging, family, mortality, faith, doubt, cosmology, wildlife, small towns, marketing, poetry, organized religion, fishing, and gardening. At times poignant, at times buoyant, the collection risks irreverence for the sake of authentic reverence. As the poem “Big Weepy” explains: “Judgment Day is a big joke in the right light./The laughter knocks you down to your knees.”