The Backwater Sermons by Jay Hulme
Posted: 19 Nov 2021, 03:07
I previously read Jay Hulme's Clouds Cannot Cover Us and loved it.
There were parts of this one that didn't appeal to me as much, but others had me sobbing. It's a wonderful collection, and I happily rate it 4 out of 4.
This is, obviously, a bit more focused on religion, so not for those who avoid that.
Favorites are numerous and varied, such as 'For A Short While,' 'Metaphors,' 'Jesus at the Gay Bar,' 'The Carpenter,' and 'Take These Words.'
But my favorite is one of what he calls his 'plague poems':
There were parts of this one that didn't appeal to me as much, but others had me sobbing. It's a wonderful collection, and I happily rate it 4 out of 4.
This is, obviously, a bit more focused on religion, so not for those who avoid that.
Favorites are numerous and varied, such as 'For A Short While,' 'Metaphors,' 'Jesus at the Gay Bar,' 'The Carpenter,' and 'Take These Words.'
But my favorite is one of what he calls his 'plague poems':
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