Before the Door of God
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An Anthology of Devotional Poetry
Edited by Jay Hopler and Kimberly Johnson
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Before the Door of God traces the development of devotional English-language poetry from its origins in ancient hymnody to its current twenty-first-century incarnations. The poems in this volume demonstrate not only that devotional poetry—poetry that speaks to the divine—remains in vigorous practice, but also that the tradition reaches back to the very origins of poetry in English. There is a sense in these pages that the tradition of lyric poetry that developed was nearly inevitable, given the inherent concerns of the genre.
“This rich and unique compendium of poetry will delight those interested in traditional English poems of devotion, in the ancient roots of the tradition, and in contemporary devotional poets who may be less familiar. . . . The surprises in this collection are manifold.”—J. P. Baumgaertner, Choice
"[Before the Door of God?] may in some small way help to restore your faith in the dignity and gravity of poetry. And that, dear reader, is no mean accomplishment."—David Wojahn, Kenyon Review
Publication Date: November 26, 2013
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