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The Poems of Rowan Williams
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Description for The Poems of Rowan Williams
Paperback. The definitive collection by the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Released to coincide with Easter, this collection includes a visionary sequence of poems from Remembering Jerusalem, about a trip to the Holy Land at Easter. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
'I dislike the idea of being a religious poet. I would prefer to be a poet for whom religious things mattered intensely.' In the poems collected in this book, Rowan Williams writes of many things. He visits the Holy Land, commemorates the deaths of parents and close friends, explores elements of ancient Celtic culture; poems are inspired by works of art, landscapes rural and urban, and historical figures from Tolstoy to Simone Weil. What connects poem to poem is the poet's vividly sensual language, his formal mastery, and how he can address, specifically and particularly, what matters most intensely. 'Earth ... Read more
'I dislike the idea of being a religious poet. I would prefer to be a poet for whom religious things mattered intensely.' In the poems collected in this book, Rowan Williams writes of many things. He visits the Holy Land, commemorates the deaths of parents and close friends, explores elements of ancient Celtic culture; poems are inspired by works of art, landscapes rural and urban, and historical figures from Tolstoy to Simone Weil. What connects poem to poem is the poet's vividly sensual language, his formal mastery, and how he can address, specifically and particularly, what matters most intensely. 'Earth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847774521
SKU
V9781847774521
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Rowan Williams was born in 1950 and raised in Swansea. From 1986 to 1992 he was Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford. He served as bishop of Monmouth from 1992 and archbishop of Wales from 2000. He was appointed the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in July 2002. Williams stood down as Archbishop of Canterbury on 31st December 2012 and ... Read more
Reviews for The Poems of Rowan Williams
'It's serious, craftsmanly writing on faith, history and mortality - it's the real thing.'
Sean O'Brien, Independent 'Reading this poet, at such a period in our history, is like feeling the first drops of rain after a long season of drought.'
A.N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph 'His poetry opens windows on a rich and restless imagination.'
Boyd Tonkin, Independent
Sean O'Brien, Independent 'Reading this poet, at such a period in our history, is like feeling the first drops of rain after a long season of drought.'
A.N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph 'His poetry opens windows on a rich and restless imagination.'
Boyd Tonkin, Independent