{"product_id":"christian-poetry-in-america-since-1940-an-anthology-paperback","title":"Christian Poetry in America Since 1940: An Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMicah Mattix\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSally Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best, and least expected, anthologies in decades.\" --Joseph Bottum, Poetry editor, \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowcasing thirty-five American poets born in or after 1940, this anthology confirms that one of the most vibrant developments in contemporary verse has been a renewed engagement with the Christian faith. Across a full spectrum of Christian belief, including the struggle to believe at all, these poets bring the power of their art to bear on serious questions: how to understand the goodness of God in a fallen and tragic world, how to reconcile universal truths with the particularities of human experience, how to render familiar events of salvation history in new language that generates its own epiphanies. As Christian engagement assumes a multiplicity of modes and voices, so does contemporary poetry in America. This volume, then, selective yet representative, features the work of early-, mid-, and late-career poets, formalists, free-verse poets, and experimenters in prosody. This anthology bears witness to the poetic mind as it seeks that which is above.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMicah Mattix\u003c\/b\u003e is the poetry editor at \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e and an associate professor of English at Regent University. His criticism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumanities\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets. Previously he was the literary editor at \u003ci\u003eThe American Conservative\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eSpectator World \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul Is a Stranger in this World: Essays on Poets and Poetry.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eMotherland\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2018 Able Muse Book Award and published by Able Muse Press in 2020. She is also the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003eWorks of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiseblood Books in 2022. Over the last three decades, her poetry, fiction, reviews, and essays have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlough Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e She serves as Associate Poetry Editor for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752817885472,"sku":"9781640607231","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/67103505cb818b8ab2cd058aaed0e448_4da6538a-16cf-4b60-a527-f0221545f69e.webp?v=1780004938","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/christian-poetry-in-america-since-1940-an-anthology-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}