Author : Michelle Rebidoux
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666770744
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Book Synopsis Songs of Gems and Bones by : Michelle Rebidoux
Download or read book Songs of Gems and Bones written by Michelle Rebidoux and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-29 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of song-like poems has as its overarching theme the mystery-filled relationship between two worlds: the spiritual and the earthly realms invoked by the two key terms in the book’s title: gems and bones. It is difficult most of the time to separate these two worlds, and the poems serve to communicate the author’s experience of the tensions, the ecstasies, even the humor which unfold with their intertwining. The various dimensions of that experience are reflected in the organization of the “songs” into six sub-thematic chapters: songs from the garden; of death and falling; of griping and wrestling; of vision; of striving; of love and cleaving. While deeply personal, the poems nevertheless struggle towards a mode of expression of the spiritual life on earth appealing to readers of diverse religious backgrounds.