Poets on the Psalms / [edited by Lynn Domina].
Material type: TextPublication details: San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, c2008.Description: ix, 202 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 1595340475 (alk. paper)
- 1595340483 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781595340474 (alk. paper)
- 9781595340481 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 811.009 P745 | Available | 33111005742156 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Reverential, celebratory, antagonistic, and even erotic, this remarkable collection of essays interprets the Psalms as a collection of poetry. Written by 14 acclaimed poets, the essays approach the Psalms from a personal, often autobiographical perspective, demonstrating how relevant they remain for today's readers. Alicia Ostriker examines the Psalms' glory and their terror in a moving essay that revels in their moods of joy while acknowledging the brutality they invoke, linking their violence to events such as 9/11, the Palestinian uprisings, and the Rwandan massacres. Weaving autobiographical anecdotes with scholarly introspection, Enid Dame provides a Jewish explanation of Psalm 22, while editor Lynn Domina contemplates the pastoral life as she connects the everyday with phrases from the Psalms. From a former nun to a self-described left-wing Jew, from a Midrashic scholar to a Texas rancher, the contributors mirror the wide swath of humanity interested in, and affected by, the Psalms.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The secret life of poetry and the Psalms / Madeline DeFrees -- On restiveness--in art, in life : the Psalms / Carl Phillips -- Psalm and anti-Psalm : a personal interlude / Alicia Ostriker -- Lover, dark and dangerous / Jill Alexander Essbaum -- Psalm 22 and the Gospels : a Midrashic moment and a hope for connection / Enid Dame -- Of time and vision / Pattiann Rogers -- Psalm 23 / Catherine Sasanov -- I shall not want : the twenty-third Psalm comes to Cleveland, Ohio / David Citino -- Want / Angie Estes -- 'Tis the season : holidays, harvests, and the Psalms / Lynn Domina -- Upon the floods / Diane Glancy -- "The devices and desires of our own hearts" : reflections on blessing and curse in the songs of ascent / Robert A. Ayres -- Rereading the Psalms / Janet McCann -- Lamentation, poetry, and the double life / Daniel Tobin.
"This collection of essays interprets the Psalms as poetry. Written by fourteen acclaimed poets, the essays approach the Psalms from a personal, often autobiographical perspective"--Provided by publisher.