Author : Tetie Sessoms
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 18,56 MB
Release : 2012-03-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1468901699
This is a collection of poetry that I have written and self published. The collection is of spiritual poetry. Take the journey with me through my poetry. There we will find challenges, we will overcome together, new faith we will find and joy in the mist of the day-to-day. Along the way, love will carry us and God will lead the way.
Author : Ivan Granger
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780985467944
The poems in Real Thirst are an exploration of the spiritual journey viewed through the mystic's eyes. This collection is a delightful blend of word and silence, presenting moments of contemplation punctuated with bursts of ecstatic insight. Real Thirst combines original poems by Ivan M. Granger with new translations of works by visionaries from both East and West: John of the Cross, Francis of Assisi, Symeon the New Theologian, Hakim Sanai, Tukaram, Sarmad, Bulleh Shah, Sachal Sarmast, Vladimir Solovyov, Tulsi Sahib, and Antonio Machado. "The parched know - real thirst draws rainwater from an empty sky. Ivan M. Granger" ____________ Praise for "Real Thirst" ""This book... is a unique presentation from one who is both scholar and mystic, original poet and collector of others' works. Real Thirst should be in the library of any serious seeker on the path. It should be read aloud from pulpits and savored in the midnight devotions of the solitary seeker. It reminds us of who we are..."" DOROTHY WALTERS, author of "Unmasking the Rose" and "Marrow of Flame" ""I found Real Thirst to be a slow, cool and refreshing drink. I believe you will find these poems an antidote to the rush of your days."" JOHN FOX, author of "Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making" and "Finding What you Didn't Lose" ""Ivan M. Granger's poems not only invite us into reunion with the 'Thief of Hearts, ' each is actually a direct infusion of that dangerous, ecstatic meeting. Every page of this book is a luminous portal through the details of this world into the vastness of pure being. I will turn to these poems again and again for transport to the ineffable, for medicine to heal my restless mind, for a fierce and tender dose of the Beloved."" KIM ROSEN, author of "Saved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words" ""A delightful prism through which we see a delicate dance of fireflies and countless other wonders - poems, haiku and translations to illuminate the heart and the world."" GABRIEL ROSENSTOCK, author of "Haiku Enlightenment" and "Bliain an Bhande / Year of the Goddess" ""Ivan M. Granger has thrown open the doors of his body, heart and mind to the Infinite's expressions of Itself in this world... These poems touch all the heart-strings. I laughed, I shed tears, I fell into contemplative states, I felt awe and wonder, love and longing as I read his offerings... You'll want to return to this wellspring to quench your thirst over and over again."" LAWRENCE EDWARDS, Ph.D., author of "The Soul's Journey: Guidance From the Divine Within" and "Kali's Bazaar"
Author : Drew Jackson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 13,8 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 151400268X
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.
Author : Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher : Paraclete Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1640602356
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.
Author : Joy Harjo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393248534
National bestseller An ALA Notable Book Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth—owls heralding grief, resilient desert plants, and a smooth green snake curled up in surprise. She celebrates the influences that shaped her poetry, among them Audre Lorde, N. Scott Momaday, Walt Whitman, Muscogee stomp dance call-and-response, Navajo horse songs, rain, and sunrise. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves at the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member. Moving fluidly between prose, song, and poetry, Harjo recounts a luminous journey of becoming, a spiritual map that will help us all find home. Poet Warrior sings with the jazz, blues, tenderness, and bravery that we know as distinctly Joy Harjo.
Author : Raymond C. Christian
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 27,70 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781438932736
A spiritual gift to ease your heavy burden. Raymond Christian is an anointed man of God, multi-talented giving all of his success and glory to the one and true God he serves. "Poems of Spiritual Praise" is a precious book of spiritual poems carefully crafted, revealing the unique talents of Raymond's many blessings. This Christian book of poetry will enlighten the world and give each person who reads it a higher understanding of God and the destiny he has for his children. King David in all of his glory danced naked for the Lord just as the poems within the pages of this book will unclothe the very soul of those reading it. 'Poems of Spiritual Praise' will take you to various heights of devotional awareness, it will take you to your praying closet, your secret room, your private place of worship with God. Here are three of Raymond's favorite poems, A Tribute to King Solomon, My Psalm of Praise and My God My Search, these poems will bring expedient satisfaction to your spirit while feeding your very soul. "Poems of Spiritual Praise" will put you on holy ground, you will feel the anointing of Gods holy blessings as one of his vessel. "Poems of Spiritual Praise; Gods Inspirational Gifts" will take you to the depth of the authors creative talents and will leave you at the very throne of God, another level of worship for the children of God to reach for, which poem will become your favorite? Much prayer much power, a little prayer, a little power, no prayer no power, I will see you in church, Amen.
Author : Mary Oliver
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 32,20 MB
Release : 2005-03-02
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0786739487
"The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes it unforgettable" ( Miami Herald ). This has never been truer than in Long Life, a luminous collection of seventeen essays and ten poems. With the grace and precision that are the hallmarks of her work, Oliver shows us how writing "is a way of offering praise to the world" and suggests we see her poems as "little alleluias." Whether describing a goosefish stranded at low tide, the feeling of being baptized by the mist from a whale's blowhole, or the "connection between soul and landscape," Oliver invites readers to find themselves and their experiences at the center of her world. In Long Life she also speaks of poets and writers: Wordsworth's "whirlwind" of "beauty and strangeness"; Hawthorne's "sweet-tempered" side; and Emerson's belief that "a man's inclination, once awakened to it, would be to turn all the heavy sails of his life to a moral purpose." With consummate craftsmanship, Mary Oliver has created a breathtaking volume sure to add to her reputation as "one of our very best poets" (New York Times Book Review ).
Author : Carolyn Chilton Casas
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,70 MB
Release : 2021-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781939502421
Poetry
Author : Lorna Henningham
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1644160773
Poetry, Praise and Thanksgiving (A Spiritual Journey) was garnered through my combined life experiences, and those of persons who have molded and shaped my life spiritually, emotionally, and physically. It is also a download of inspirational thoughts within my inner being through the Holy Spirit. As you read, I hope your spirit will be ignited, your faith strengthened, and your joy overflow into spontaneous shouts of praise, and thankfulness, as you maintain a close relationship with God.
Author : Joy Harjo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 44,69 MB
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393083896
A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a haunting, visionary memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice.
