| Waiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany Contributor(s): Guite, Malcolm (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848258003 ISBN-13: 9781848258006 Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: 821.008 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.51 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Holiday - Christmas - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Advent is a season of waiting and anticipation in which the waiting itself is strangely rich and fulfilling. Poetry can help us fathom the depths of Advent's many paradoxes: dark and light, emptiness and fulfilment, ancient and ever new. For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it. In the spirit of the season, he blends the familiar and the new, ranging from from spiritual classics such as Edmund Spenser, John Donne, George Herbert and Christina Rossetti, to contemporary voices Luci Shaw and Scott Cairns. His own acclaimed sequence of sonnets for the great Advent antiphons are also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Guite, Malcolm: - Malcolm Guite is Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. A performance poet and singer/songwriter, he lectures widely on poetry and theology in Britain and the US and has a large following on his website, www.malcolmguite.wordpress.com. |