Idiot Psalms: New Poems

A new collection from one of our favorite poets. Fourteen "Idiot Psalms," surrounded by dozens of other poems, make this his most challenging collection yet.

"Idiot Psalm 1"
O God Belov d if obliquely so,
dimly apprehended in the midst
of this, the fraught obscuring fog
of my insufficiently capacious ken,
Ostensible Lover of our kind--while
apparently aloof--allow
that I might glimpse once more
Your shadow in the land, avail
for me, a second time, the sense
of dire Presence in the pulsing
hollow near the heart.
Once more, O Lord, from Your Enormity incline
your Face to shine upon Your servant, shy
of immolation, if You will.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 02/01/2014
ISBN: 9781612615158
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.58w x 0.23d

Review Citations: Christian Century 12/10/2014 pg. 23