Annie Dillard, Conversational Churches, Tracy K. Smith, Sarah Blake, MORE - April 17 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Wed, 04/17/19
April 17, 2019
could, when it was finished, manage to show me something I hadn’t already known? Sometimes,
when I tried very hard to listen to what the poem I was writing was trying to tell me,
I felt the way I imagined godly people felt when they were trying to discern God’s will.
'Write this,' the poem would sometimes consent to say, and I’d revel in a joy to rival the saints’
that Poetry—this mysterious presence I talked about and professed belief in—might truly be real.”
― Tracy K. Smith, poet
Yesterday was the poet's birthday.
*** National Poetry Month ***
Tracy K. Smith is one of our
10 Living Women Poets You Should Be Reading!
Listen to her read some of her work...
*** Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!
A Great Ebook sampler of
Annie Dillard's nonfiction:
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old & New
Only $1.99!
*** The Rise of Conversational Churches
A new essay in Christianity Today by ERB editor Chris Smith tells the stories
of some churches that are cutting against the grain of our polarized culture by learning to talk together.
New on Our Website...
Harrison Scott Key – Congratulations,
Who Are You Again? [Review]
Laughing My Way to Wisdom. A Review of Congratulations, Who Are You Again?:
A Memoir by Harrison Scott Key (Paperback: Harper Perennial, 2018.)
Reviewed by Geoffrey Sheehy
Sarah Blake – Naamah: A Novel [NPR Interview]
This seems like a fascinating new novel that gives a name and a story to Noah's wife!
Naamah: A Novel by Sarah Blake (Hardback: Riverhead Books, 2019)
Listen to an NPR interview with the novelist…
In Case You Missed It...
The Reading Room: National Poetry Month 2019!
In honor of National Poetry Month, here are a few of our favorite
poetry books from the last few years. Get a taste of each book
by reading some sample poems from poets like A.E. Stallings, Ross Gay,
Mary Oliver, Kevin Young, Rita Dove, and MORE
Lenten Book Conversation – Part 6:
Abraham Joshua Heschel – The Sabbath
Part 6 of our Lent Book Conversation!
We are reading: The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
*** It’s not too late to join in!
PART SIX Reading: Chapters X-Epilogue (p. 86-101)
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books