Footfalls
Poems of the Camino
Published on 30. August 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
116 pages
978-1-956056-39-6 (ISBN)
Description
This remarkable collection of poetry follows the seven-hundred-kilometer path in northwest Spain, part of the Camino de Santiago (also known as the Way of St. James), that the author walked with her life companion in 2016. Each poem is a footfall of experience or insight lived on the Camino, from her start in the region of Navarre until her arrival at the end of her journey in Santiago de Compostela. Themes ride the waves of physical challenges, fears, doubts, inspirations, and laughter of the month-long journey. While Christianity infuses this ancient pilgrimage, the spiritual dimensions of the sacred feminine and Mother Earth are reflected here too. The variety of contemplative, humorous, political, and narrative poetry mirrors the shifts between wonder, delight, and effort lived on the Camino.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-956056-39-6 (9781956056396)
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Suzanne Doerge is an adult educator who has worked with organizations at the local, national, and international level to support the voices of marginalized communities. Originally from southern Illinois, she lived in Nicaragua during the 1980s where she met her compañero, Joe Gunn. They live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the unceded land of the Algonquin people, where they raised their twins, Benjamin and Daniela. As a facilitator in the AWA (Amherst Writers and Artists) method, she guides creative writing workshops. Her poems have been published in several journals and anthologies, in print and online. This is her first poetry collection.