The Kingdom of Ordinary Time
Poems
Published on 22. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-393-33734-1 (ISBN)
Description
Hurrying through errands, attending a dying mother, helping her own child down the playground slide, the speaker in these poems wonders: what is the difference between the self and the soul? The secular and the sacred? Where is the kingdom of heaven? And how does one live in Ordinary Time-during those apparently unmiraculous periods of everyday trouble and joy?
Reviews / Votes
"Howe is a careful and soulful alchemist. She makes metaphor matter and material metaphysical. She becomes magic with her transforming perspective that is part mother, part muscle, part music, part mind. This book has the amazing thing that Howe always seems to pull off: the miracle." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "In Marie Howe's new collection... we delve into the connection between regular life and the intensified life inspired by revelation." -- Washington Post Book World "A lovely, clearheaded collection." -- Austin Chronicle "An avid eye for the glint of gold." -- BooklistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
121 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-33734-1 (9780393337341)
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01/2013
W. W. Norton & Company
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