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From Saint Paul to Julian of Norwich, Scott Cairns has lovingly examined, pressed for the revelation, and set in verse the most memorable, beautiful sayings of the fathers and mothers of Christianity. The startling result is a fresh encounter of ancient wisdom and provocation. These poems are unified in a common claim that Love is the most compelling name of God and the most apt attribute of the Holy One in whom we live and move and have our being. In that spirit Cairns offers "a mere taste of the bountiful feast that awaits any who would pursue a life of faith and prayer equipped with both the holy Scriptures and the holy tradition that surrounds them."
About the author
Scott Cairns is Curators' Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at University of Missouri. He directs the low-residency MFA Program at Seattle Pacific University. His poetry and essays have been anthologized in multiple editions of Best American Spiritual Writing. His recent books include Lacunae, Anaphora, Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems, and Idiot Psalms. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2006 and the Denise Levertov Award in 2014. He lives in Tacoma, Washington.
