Stars Through the Clouds: The Collected Poetry of Donald T. Williams
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1460906519 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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S. . R. R. Chesterton, C. Material on literature, theology, the Inklings, and other topics can be found at his website, doulomenipod. An ordained minister in the Evangelical Free Church of America with many years of pastoral experience, he has spent several summers in Africa training local pastors for Church Planting International, and currently serves as Professor of English and Chair of the Department of Humanities and Natural Sciences at Toccoa Falls College in the hills of NE Georgia. Tolkien on the Human Condition (Broadman, 2006), Credo: An Exposition of the Nicene Creed (Chalice Press, 2007), and The Devil’s Dictionary of the Christian Faith (Chalice Press, 2008). Lewis, and J. Williams holds a BA in English, an M.Div., and a PhD in Medieval and Renaissance Literature. About the Author Donald T. He blogs at journaloff
He is the author of six other books, including most recently Mere Humanity: G. He has also contributed essays, poems, and reviews to such journals as National Review, Christianity Today, Touchstone, Modern Reformation, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philosophia Christi, Theology Today, Christianity and Literature, Chr
Poetry that Touches the Soul Stephanie L. Thompson Stars Through the Clouds is a rare treat among modern works of poetry. Donald Williams has captured all the past beauty of historical forms, from the sonnet to the villanelle, and has shown that these older styles can still be relevant in the modern age. Some of his work is reminiscent of Robert Frost, other poems are tinged with Tennyson, and I believe that the Bard himself would recognize his own influence (and be pleased with its result). Fans of Lewis and Tolkien will be delighted with several poems inspired by the works of these great men. Additionally, if you enjoy the beauty of the. "Poetry at its best: Stars Through the Clouds" according to Ruby Dunlap. A well-crafted poem is smooth to the hand, fragrant to the nose, polished to the eye, and slips down one's thoughts with the sweet and the tart pulling together and in the same direction. The poems look like, as my grandfather would say of the cabinets he used to make, someone made them on purpose. These are Donald Williams' poems in his collection, "Stars Through the Clouds." He is a master of traditional sonnets and villanelles as well as many other forms. The subjects for his poetic mind range from roadkill to the hypostatic union and scores of subjects in between. I have been through . Frost Meets Tolkein Meets Donne There is something for everyone in this anthology, from snippy limericks and clerihews to deep, pondering sonnets on truth and beauty. Williams has an earthy quality that make his work accessible to the common person while subtley lifting the shroud between the everyday and etherial worlds. His poems bring a fresh, though recognizable blend of flavors into an area of literature that has been rather bland of late. Ohand form in poety?! Who'd have thunk?!Like Robert Frost, Williams takes hold of common, somewhat pastoral experiences and causes them to have deeper meaning, pointing to a stro
Stars Through the Clouds is a revival of the lost art of traditional poetry--glimpses of beauty, goodness, and even truth, couched in what today will seem the radical innovations of meter and rhyme!