John J. Brugaletta

Psalms of Gratitude and Prayer

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If part of the reason for half-empty pews in our churches is the white-knuckle grip we have on overused terminology, Psalms of Gratitude and Prayer almost always finds a fresh vocabulary for such terms. But that is only one element in its success. These poems also communicate with a healthy dash of images, usually the lifeblood of poetry that pleases. It is not an easy thing to accomplish, but the author has done it. This book also offers a majority of poems that both scan and rhyme, an added handicap for a poet, but one that he seems to delight in. Besides, as Robert Frost once said, writing poetry without rhyme is like playing tennis withou… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-5326-0248-1
EAN: 9781532602481
Produktnummer: 30235066
Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 98 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'520 KB

Über den Autor

John J. Brugaletta is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. He is the author of three previous collections of poetry, in addition to two books on Christianity: Discovering the Way of Wisdom , and Scripture's Heroes and Villains . He lives on the northernmost coast of California with his wife Claudia.