- Category: Books » Poetry » Inspirational & Religious
- Format: Paperback Learn more about the Paperback format using Tower WIKI.
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Number of Pages: 128
- ISBN: 0060776560
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113266965
- Release Date: November 1, 2009
- Average Customer Review: There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
- Tower.com Sales Rank: #100478 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #465 in Poetry (See Top 100 Poetry Bestsellers)
- #17 in Inspirational & Religious (See Top 100 Inspirational & Religious Bestsellers)
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Sinners Welcome: Poems" by Mary Karr to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Sinners Welcome: Poems"Browse more products related to "Mary Karr"Publisher's noteMary Karr describes herself as a black-belt sinner, and this -- her fourth collection of poems --traces her improbable journey from the inferno of a tormented childhood into a resolutely irreverent Catholicism. Not since Saint Augustine wrote "Give me chastity, Lord -- but not yet " has anyone brought such smart-assed hilarity to a conversion story. Karr's battle is grounded in common loss (a bitter romance, friends' deaths, a teenage son's leaving home) as well as in elegies for a complicated mother. The poems disarm with the arresting humor familiar to readers of her memoirs, "The Liars' Club and Cherry," An illuminating cycle of spiritual poems have roots in Karr's eight-month tutelage in Jesuit prayer practice, and as an afterword, her celebrated essay on faith weaves the tale of how the language of poetry, which relieved her suffering so young, eventually became the language of prayer. Those of us who fret that poetry denies consolation will find clear-eyed joy in this collection. AnnotationA "welcome" accompaniment to Mary Karr's outstanding trio of memoirs, SINNERS WELCOME documents her journey from "black-belt sinner" to relative saint in verses which ripple with the candid humor and penetrating insight her fans have come to expect from her. She punctuates this collection with a captivating essay which compares the careful composition of poetry with the practice of prayer, which will likely have readers turning back to the beginning of the book for a fresh look at these ethereal lyrics. If You Enjoy "Sinners Welcome: Poems (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Sinners Welcome: Poems (Paperback)" by Mary Karr (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Inspirational & Religious BestsellersExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
Books Bestsellers
| |||||||
|
