{"product_id":"calvinist-poetry-101-poems-by-calvinist-poets","title":"Calvinist Poetry: 101 Poems by Calvinist Poets","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis anthology of over a hundred poems written by Calvinists is a surprising introduction to the aesthetics of the Reformed tradition. Who knew there was such a host of Calvinist poets?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContaining notes and short biographies to aid your enjoyment, this collection is the perfect starting point for appreciating these men and women -- and the faith that inspired their words.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-label=\"\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Calvinists have had a great many negative things said over the years about their lack of artistic soul.... Not surprisingly, I believe this caricature to be grotesquely unfair. Because the proof is in the pudding, I thought the best thing to do would be to assemble a collection of poems by various Calvinists, and let you all, members of the fair and open-minded public, have a look at them.\" ~ from the editors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Praise for Robert Siegel's Poetry:\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Of Robert Siegel's talents there can be no doubt. 'Brilliant' is a term too casually applied today, and it does not begin to define the remarkable range of subjects delineated and the technical mastery demonstrated. . . . His poems are a power.\\\u0026quot; ~Joseph Parisi, in Poetry\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Siegel's imagination is excited by the nonhuman world, and he writes about plants and animals with surprising immediacy.... A compassionate observer ... he looks at them as mysterious and wonderful signs of a greater order.\\\u0026quot; ~Dana Gioia, in Poetry\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;To meet the unpretentious versatility of Robert Siegel after the single-mindedness of other poets is like returning to the mainland after a tour of the islands.\\\u0026quot; ~The London Times Literary Supplement\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, ID and author of over a hundred books on a variety of subjects. He has written for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe Huffington Post, World, Books \u0026amp; Culture, Christianity Today,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and more. He blogs prolifically at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"c-link\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/dougwils.com\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"http:\/\/dougwils.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" delay=\"150\"\u003edougwils.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eJayson Grieser\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College. Dr. Grieser pursued his doctoral studies in literature at the University of Dallas, completing his Ph.D. work on the poetry and perspectives of George Herbert. He and his wife Hannah live in Moscow, ID with their five sons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}' data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Praise for Robert Siegel's Poetry:\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Of Robert Siegel's talents there can be no doubt. 'Brilliant' is a term too casually applied today, and it does not begin to define the remarkable range of subjects delineated and the technical mastery demonstrated. . . . His poems are a power.\\\u0026quot; ~Joseph Parisi, in Poetry\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Siegel's imagination is excited by the nonhuman world, and he writes about plants and animals with surprising immediacy.... A compassionate observer ... he looks at them as mysterious and wonderful signs of a greater order.\\\u0026quot; ~Dana Gioia, in Poetry\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;To meet the unpretentious versatility of Robert Siegel after the single-mindedness of other poets is like returning to the mainland after a tour of the islands.\\\u0026quot; ~The London Times Literary Supplement\u0026quot;}\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEDITOR: Douglas Wilson, Jayson Grieser\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 330\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.5x8.5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-10: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1957905719\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781957905716\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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