Parable and Paradox
Since the publication of the bestselling Sounding the Seasons, Malcolm Guite has repeatedly been asked for more sonnets. This new collection offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the āhard sayingsāāJesusā challenging demands with which we wrestle.
In addition, this collection includes:
- A sequence of five sonnets on 'The Wilderness', exploring mysterious stories of divine encounter such as Jacobās wrestling with the angel.
- Poetic reflections on music, hospitality and ecology.
- Seven short poems celebrating the days of creation.
- A biblical index pairing the poems with scripture readings for use in worship.
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Since the publication of the bestselling Sounding the Seasons, Malcolm Guite has repeatedly been asked for more sonnets. This new collection offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the āhard sayingsāāJesusā challenging demands with which we wrestle.
In addition, this collection includes:
- A sequence of five sonnets on 'The Wilderness', exploring mysterious stories of divine encounter such as Jacobās wrestling with the angel.
- Poetic reflections on music, hospitality and ecology.
- Seven short poems celebrating the days of creation.
- A biblical index pairing the poems with scripture readings for use in worship.
