{"product_id":"contemporary-catholic-poetry-an-anthology-9781640606463","title":"Contemporary Catholic Poetry: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e2024\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword \u003c\/i\u003eINDIES Book of the Year FINALIST \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Landmark Anthology of Contemporary Catholic Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA treasury of vibrant beauty and thought-provoking verse, this anthology is an essential addition to the library of any poetry lover or anyone seeking to explore the intersection of faith and art.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis path-breaking collection brings together the work of 23 notable Catholic poets born after 1950, including Julia Alvarez, Carolyn Forché, Timothy Murphy, and Franz Wright. Edited by Ryan Wilson and April Lindner, this anthology celebrates the depth and diversity of the Catholic imagination, highlighting \"the myriad ways the Church has left its mark on the imaginations of these notable contemporary poets.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom personal reflections to explorations of faith, nature, life, and lament, these poems span a wide range of themes, styles, and forms, offering readers a rich tapestry of spiritual and creative expression. Whether capturing moments of beauty, wrestling with doubt, or addressing the complexities of modern life, this collection reveals the enduring influence of the Church on the poetic tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAbove all, poems remember. Each poem is, on a fundamental level, an act of remembrance, a kind of handprint pressed against the wall of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--from the Preface of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Catholic Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16840681\"\u003eApril Lindner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iron Pen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.04w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640606463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640606467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE003000\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Religious\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE001000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril Lindner \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia's Jesuit university, and the author of three young adult novels: \u003ci\u003eLove, Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, a retelling of \u003ci\u003eA Room With a View\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCatherine\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary retelling of \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eJane\u003c\/i\u003e, a retelling of \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Poppy\/Little, Brown Young Reader. Her digital-only novella, \u003ci\u003eFar From Over\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by NOVL. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is also a poet, with two collections in print: \u003ci\u003eThis Bed Our Bodies Shaped\u003c\/i\u003e, from Able Muse Press, and \u003ci\u003eSkin\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Walt McDonald First Book Prize from Texas Tech University Press. She writes literary criticism and edits poetry anthologies. The mother of two adult sons, Lindner lives in Havertown, Pennsylvania with her husband, pet chickens, and three rescued pups--Nico, Lily, and Miles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Griffin, Georgia, in 1982, and raised in nearby Macon. His books include\u003ci\u003e The Stranger World\u003c\/i\u003e (Measure, 2017)-- winner of the Donald Justice Poetry Prize -- \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Like a Poet\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiseblood, 2019), and \u003ci\u003eProteus Bound: Selected Translations 2008-20\u003c\/i\u003e (Franciscan UP, 2021) and most recently, \u003ci\u003eIn Ghostlight \u003c\/i\u003e(LSU, 2024). His work appears in periodicals such as \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirmingham Poetry Review, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFirst Things, Five Points, The Hopkins Review, The New Criterion, The Sewanee Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Matters \u003c\/i\u003e(literarymatters.org), and he teaches at The Catholic University of America and in the M.F.A. program at the University of St. Thomas--Houston. 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