Two Edged - Softcover

Fernando, Janette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0958545898 ISBN 13: 9780958545891

Publisher: Poetica Christi Press, 2005

Synopsis

Our latest release is "Two Edged" featuring the poetry of Janette Fernando. This book was SHORT-LISTED for the Australian Christian Book of the Year Awards in 2005. From the Foreword : "All of life, it seems to me, is two-edged. Always, there are two sides of a coin, two voices vying for our attention, more than one way of seeing things. . .Where we think there is only death, we find a legacy of life; where there is evil, still a pinprick of hope appears, for light is more clearly light when seen against darkness. . . Life is full of simultaneous equations, each different, each true. Together they make up the rich tapestry of our lives." This 80 page book includes a Topical Index at the back, for ready reference. What others say about "Two edged" "You have a way with words. . .I'm really enjoying your new poems. . .The theme of your foreword is right on - authentic, yet open and undogmatic. " - Luci Shaw, Writer in Residence, Regent College, Vancouver Two Edged is a blend of irony, faith and perception crafted with juxtapositions and innovative word play. Crisp images double as paradoxes; the sea is 'touching the sky yet whispering at my feet' and ghost gums are 'unafraid to be seen'. Janette's insight is encapsulated when she observes we don't 'clothe our questions with words in case we should hear them'. - Phil Ilton "The strength of these poems. . .lies in the personal vision they project, communicating this readily, and clearly speaking from her heart - one that is acutely human, yet invariably poised between the spiritual and physical aspects of life. In her 'people poems' we feel the intensity of Janette's compassion, her self-questioning and breadth of human understanding, this entire collection being testimony to an enduring faith that directs the poet's life and lends her work particular distinction. Many, I am sure, will be inspired by its message." - Joan Ackland

About this edition

• Publisher: Poetica Christi Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0958545898
• ISBN 13: 9780958545891
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 82