Dr. King’s voice in verse
Joseph Ross’s poems are an elegy for the civil rights movement’s martyrs.
poetry
Praise, pilgrimage, and poetry
New collections by Jeanine Hathaway and Jeanne Murray Walker
The weird beauty of Kay Ryan’s prose
The former poet laureate’s quirky faith is a spirituality for prankish oddballs.
An invitation to walk with poetry
Two books offer entrance points for the intimidated.
Christian Wiman’s poems of love and doubt
Massive struggle, intense suffering, and abundant joy
Brian Doyle’s rivers of words
A new collection of Doyle’s nonfiction overflows with wonder.
Poems of hope, gratitude, and perspective
The devotional, political poetry of Barbara Crooker
A sneak peek at the CC staff’s Christmas gift list
Bearing witness, challenging God, voicing lament
I read a book of poems straight through without stopping. I couldn't help it.
Philip Kolin’s poems for the holy, violent earth
Yearning for the impossible, glimpsing the unimaginable
Literary faith from Dostoevsky to Marilynne Robinson
Poetry and fiction grant us glimpses of God.
Sacred impulse, poetic form
For Sofia Starnes, poetry is the language of faith.
“When I was nine or ten, I decided I needed to read the King James Bible.”
Ross Gay’s fierce, radiant joy
To love the world as an American black man is a subversive act.