A Terrible Beauty Is Born

A Terrible Beauty Is Born

Author: W. B. Yeats

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 0241251532

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'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...' By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.


"Easter, 1916" and Other Poems

Author: William Butler Yeats

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 0486297713

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Compilation of all the poems from The Wild Swans at Coole (1919) and Michael Robartes and the Dancer (1921) includes "The Second Coming," "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," many others.


At Jerusalem's Gate

At Jerusalem's Gate

Author: Nikki Grimes

Publisher: Eerdmans Young Readers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780802851833

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A combination of poetry and woodcut illustrations invites readers to explore the events surrounding the first Easter.


Sounding the Seasons

Sounding the Seasons

Author: Malcolm Guite

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2013-02-21

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1848255152

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Poetry has always been a central element of Christian spirituality and is increasingly used in worship, in pastoral services and guided meditation. Here, Cambridge poet, priest and singer-songwriter Malcolm Guite transforms 70 lectionary readings into inspiring poems for use in regular worship, seasonal services, meditative reading or on retreat.


Easter Programs for the Church

Easter Programs for the Church

Author:

Publisher: Standard Publishing

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780784721261

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An outstanding collection of dramas, skits, readings, and poems that provides easy-to-use material for adult and teen Easter services and programs.


Hearing God in Poetry

Hearing God in Poetry

Author: Richard Harries

Publisher: SPCK

Published: 2021-11-18

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0281086303

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From Yehuda Amichai and W. H. Auden to Phyllis Wheatley and Walt Whitman, Hearing God in Poetry invites you to take a closer look at fifty great poems by some of the finest poets in the English language. Some are well known, some deserve to be better known, but all say something distinctive that will lift your spirit. This beautiful Lent book for 2022 offers six poems for every week from Ash Wednesday, leading up to Holy Week, with ten poems specially chosen for Easter. A short reflection from Richard Harries accompanies each poet and the poem, drawing out their spiritual insights and how they communicate God's presence. Hearing God in Poetry is an ideal Lent book for 2022 for poetry lovers and anyone interested in how some of the world's finest poets have expressed faith in their work. This book of daily readings will introduce you to some wonderful poetry for Lent and Easter, and give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of these brilliant works of literature. It will also help expand your spirituality to see God's presence in the world around you as you prepare for Easter. Full of riches, Hearing God in Poetry is a book that you will want to turn to time and time again - whether during Lent or in any other season of the year.


Word in the Wilderness

Word in the Wilderness

Author: Malcolm Guite

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2014-12-09

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1848256809

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For every day from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive reflections on it. A scholar of poetry and a renowned poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Lent.


The Story of Easter

The Story of Easter

Author: Aileen Fisher

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1998-01-03

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0064434907

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With an informative text and glorious illustrations, this book explains both how and why people all over the world celebrate Easter. It tells the biblical story of Jesus’ Resurrection and then describes how people honor this day and the origins of these traditions. Hands-on activities help draw children into the spirit of this joyous celebration of rebirth.


The Heart's Time

The Heart's Time

Author: Janet Morley

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780281063727

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A day by day Lent book aimed at the individual reader, in which a poem appropriate to the themes of the season is read, along with a short reflection from the editor and a couple of questions to ponder. The purpose is to use a poetic text as the basis for 'slow reflection' during Lent and Eastertide.