Sounding the Seasons: Seventy sonnets for Christian year - Hardcover

Guite, Malcolm

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848256906 ISBN 13: 9781848256903

Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Poetry has always been a central element of Christian spirituality and is increasingly used in worship, in pastoral services and guided meditation. In Sounding the Seasons, Cambridge poet, priest and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite transforms seventy lectionary readings into lucid, inspiring poems, for use in regular worship, seasonal services, meditative reading or on retreat.

Already widely recognised, Malcolm's writing has been acclaimed by Rowan Williams and Luci Shaw, two leading contemporary religious poets. Seven Advent poems from this collection will appear in the next edition of Penguin's (US) Best Spiritual Writing edited by Philip Zaleski, alongside the work of writers such as Seamus Heaney and Annie Dillard.

A section of practical help and advice for using poetry creatively and effectively in worship is also included.

About this title

About the Author:

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. He is a contributor to Reflections for Daily Prayer.

Review:

"Malcolm's sonnets are powerful in the extreme." -- Jan Payne, Church Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1848256906
• ISBN 13: 9781848256903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 108