In this lyrical essay, Jessie van Eerden reflects on her upbringing in a rural West Virginia church and wonders “if the words of our childhood faith-lives—words like worship, praise, holiness—have any real clout for us when we really stare them in the face as adults and when, out of the corner of our eyes, we see more and more brokenness in the world.”
A look into the poetic imaginary of Charles Williams, showing how creation is made for divine Incarnation.
A poem by Pamela Johnson Parker.
A poem by Maureen McQuerry
A poem by Courtney Druz.
A review of Death’s & Transfigurations by Paul Mariani.
A poem by Liz Dolan explores children’s responses to death.
A renewed celebration of an old classic of life and truth, poetry and prose: The Journal of Jules Renard.
A poem by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz that describes a non-eyewitness response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.