An Honest Day's Prayer - Couverture souple

Brown, Canada Research Chair In Poetics And Assistant Professor Of English Nathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0997643633 ISBN 13 : 9780997643633

Editeur : Mezcalita Press, LLC, 2017

Synopsis

An Honest Day's Prayer is the first in a trilogy of books that Nathan Brown promised, and is dedicating to, his daughter Sierra. An Honest Day's Ode and An Honest Day's Confession will soon follow, and the series is intended to be an encouragement to her while still being honest about the state of the world in these times of political unrest, cultural uncertainty, and the government's denial about the health of the planet.

An Honest Day's Prayer is unique in that each poem begins with some form or version of "Thank you..." "Grant us..." "Bless, Help, or Forgive us..." while, at the same time never mentioning the name of any god or supernatural entity. Brown is speaking to the cosmos here--or, whatever "being" the reader would like to invoke. He also laid down the rule of "no blue language." A condition that does not come naturally to him.

From cheese to trees, to frogs, dogs, and crazy neighbors, this book covers a beautiful spectrum of prayers and praises to the everyday things of everyday life. But it also does it with Nathan Brown's unique vision and angle on the world that Naomi Shihab Nye once referred to as "a tilted long-ranging eye that sees the next bend in the road, even when he's standing right here, firmly planted."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nathan Brown is an author, songwriter, and award-winning poet currently living in Wimberley, Texas. He holds a PhD in English and Journalism from the University of Oklahoma and taught there for over fifteen years. He also served as Poet Laureate for the State of Oklahoma in 2013 and 2014. Nathan has published roughly fifteen books. Among them is Don't Try, a collection of poems co-written with songwriter and Austin Music Hall-of-Famer, Jon Dee Graham. His Oklahoma Poems anthology was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. Karma Crisis: New and Selected Poems was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize and the Oklahoma Book Award. His earlier book, Two Tables Over, won the 2009 Oklahoma Book Award. He has also released several CDs of original music. For more, go to: brownlines.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mezcalita Press, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0997643633
• ISBN 13: 9780997643633
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible