Lectio Violant
Published on 7. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-1-84861-754-4 (ISBN)
Description
"The poems in this book are improvisations arising from contemplative readings of four chapters of the 1611 edition of the King James Bible-Matthew VI, Mark V, Luke XV and Luke X. Lectio Violant-'profane reading'-is the name I've coined to describe this process, alluding to Lectio Divina-'divine reading'-the long-established Catholic practice of devotional reading, the purpose of which is to draw the reader closer to God by enabling a fuller experience of scripture. I'm not sure this book's doing the same thing, although you never know." -Steve Ely
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Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
145 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84861-754-4 (9781848617544)
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Steve Ely has published two previous books of poetry, Englaland (Smokestack Books, 2015) and Oswald's Book of Hours (Smokestack Books, 2013). He has also published a novel, Ratmen (Blackheath Books, 2012), and a biographical work, Ted Hughes's South Yorkshire: Made in Mexborough (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015).
Steve Ely is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield, and is Director of the Ted Hughes Network.
Steve Ely is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield, and is Director of the Ted Hughes Network.