| Run, Shepherds, Run: Poems for Advent and Christmas Contributor(s): Countryman, L. William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819221511 ISBN-13: 9780819221513 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: Countryman presents a poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the 12 days of Christmas. Readers will find classic poets such as John Donne, Emily Dickinson, and Lord Tennyson, as well as contemporary poets, known and unknown. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Religion | Holidays - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: 821.008 |
| LCCN: 2004025892 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.02" W x 7.06" (0.27 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Advent season is filled with rich themes that have fascinated poets. In Run, Shepherds, Run, Bill Countryman presents a poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the twelve days of Christmas. Readers will find classic poets they know and love, including George Herbert, John Donne, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, as well as contemporary poets, known and unknown. Run, Shepherds, Run includes helpful hints for reading poetry, for those who have less experience reading it than others, as well as useful annotations to help readers with older language that may not have easily apparent meanings for today's readers. |