{"product_id":"touch-the-earth-poems-on-the-way-paperback","title":"Touch the Earth: Poems on the Way - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDrew Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePádraig Ó. Tuama\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGather it from memory.\u003cbr\u003eLet it touch the earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTouch the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, Drew Jackson continues the project he began in \u003ci\u003eGod Speaks Through Wombs\u003c\/i\u003e, reflecting on the Gospel of Luke through poetry. \u003ci\u003eTouch the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e picks up in chapter nine and continues through the end of Luke's Gospel. Part protest poetry, part biblical commentary, Jackson presents the gospel story in all its liberative power. Here the gospel is the \"fresh words \/ that speak of \/ things impossible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the feeding of the multitude (\"The best hosts always provide \/ take home containers\") to the resurrection of Jesus (\"the belly of mother Earth \/ is, indeed, a womb . . . the humus of life is where we become fully human\"), this collection helps us hear the hum of deliverance--against all hope--that's been in the gospel all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrew Jackson is the founding pastor of Hope East Village in New York City. He is also the author of the poetry collection God Speaks Through Wombs. He and his wife have twin daughters and live in Lower Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774170988832,"sku":"9781514002698","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7d77a21e31ef86a0706a25674d8bd79.webp?v=1780442480","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/touch-the-earth-poems-on-the-way-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}