Category Archives: Books
What are You Reading?
I have a lot to read, including learning more about web design. It’s all a pleasure, to be sure. Learning this stuff and getting good at it, competent even, is a joy because I like it so much. Still, it’s work.
Poetry: A Given
Reading poetry is a pleasure. I read from a lot of different writers. [...]
A Poetry Handbook
A Poetry Handbook:
A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry
© 1994 by Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver published her first poetry collection, Voyage, and Other Poems, in 1963. Since then, she’s published more than 20 books of prose and poetry. She’s won several awards including a 1984 Pulitzer Prize for American Primitive, and more recently the National [...]
The Poetry Home Repair Manual
The Poetry Home Repair Manual:Practical Advice for Beginning Poets ©2005 by Ted Kooser, United States Poet Laureate 2004-2006
Writing poetry is serious work. And the best thing you can do to learn to write poetry, is to write poetry. Other things that you can do to learn include reading poetry, as well as reading about [...]
Reading and Responding to Poetry
Reading Poetry
Do you smile when you have to read a poem, or does the idea of reading a poem make your eyes bleed?
If you’re a member of the latter group, and really want to partake in a rich poetry experience, I have a few things that you can try. Before you ask, this is not [...]
Morning B.R.E.W.: A Divine Power Drink for Your Soul
2003 Written by Kirk Byron Jones
Author of seven books including
Rest in the Storm:
Self Care Strategies for Clergy and Other Caregivers
It’s been a couple of years since I reviewed this book and I’m still just as excited about it today. It revealed to me a spirit-infusing practice that I continue to use as I prepare to [...]
Holy Play: The Joyful Adventure of Unleashing Your Divine Purpose
2007 Written by Kirk Byron Jones
Author of seven books including
Morning B.R.E.W.: A Divine Power Drink for Your Soul
This book presents a wonderfully fresh approach to the way we choose to live. We give over to God, big choices that He gave us free will and guides to handle. We are designed to be more responsible [...]
