New Podcast! Mary Oliver, Seamus Heaney, Tim Keller, Lectionary Poems, MORE - April 13 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Mon, 04/13/20
April 13, 2020
“I can't think of a case where poems changed the world,
but what they do is they change people's understanding
of what's going on in the world.”
― Seamus Heaney, poet
TODAY is the great Irish poet's birthday!!!
*** Ten Superb Recordings of
Seamus Heaney Reading his Poems!
*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!
Devotions: Selected Poems
of Mary Oliver
Only $1.99 !!!
*** Announcing Our Brand New Podcast!!!
Our first episode is available now! The ERB podcast, an ongoing, thoughtful
conversation about the reading life. Co-hosted by C. Christopher Smith
and Jen Pollock Michel, and joined by a rotating cast of ERB contributors,
panelists discuss how they engage in reading, what it means to read well,
and of course the books and writers they enjoy. Expect lively discussions about
books from all genres, from a rotating group of readers
who care about reading well.
*** Lectionary Poetry –
Easter Week 2(Year A)
New poems posted for this coming Sunday, Easter Sunday...
Including ones by Denise Levertov, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, MORE.
We hope that these poems will be fruitful not only for preachers who
will be preaching these texts on the coming Sunday, but also for church
members, as a way to prime our minds for encountering the biblical texts.
New Book Releases – Week of 13 April 2020
Here are a few April 2020 book releases from this week that are worth checking out:
Tim Keller and John Inazu, David Bentley Hart, Paulette Jiles, MORE
In Case You Missed It...
*** Spectacular Tiny Desk Concerts
to Enjoy During Your Lockdown!
If you’re like me, you’re getting weary of being stuck at home,
and finding yourself with little energy for reading… So this week,
we thought we’d offer something fun and different for you to enjoy…
an eclectic collection of spectacular Tiny Desk Concerts from NPR!!!
Taylor Swift, Weezer, Josh Ritter, John Prine, Lizzo, MORE
Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Ebook Bargains
from Fortress Press!!!
Fortress Press has just launched a major theology ebook sale!
And as the primary English language publisher of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
many of his works are on sale … Including The Bonhoeffer Reader
and 12 volumes of his WORKS and many books about his life and work!
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books