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Faith in Verse: Biblical Presence in Contemporary Anglo-American Poetry

Faith in Verse: Biblical Presence in Contemporary Anglo-American Poetry

Reisner, Philipp

Hardcover

Series: New Directions in Religion and Literature

Literary CriticismPoetry Criticism

ISBN10: 1350532215
ISBN13: 9781350532212
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Dec 11 2025
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Examining the profound influence of biblical themes on contemporary poetry written in English, this book explores the work of Brooks Haxton, Suji Kwock Kim, Kevin Hart, and Li-Young Lee.
Going beyond a mere examination of literary works, it considers how the presence of biblical references shapes and transforms contemporary Anglo-American poetry in unique and compelling ways. It argues that these poets' engagement with the biblical text transcends spirituality and cultural identity to constitute a form of theology deeply rooted in specific denominational concerns, situating the poets in relation to Romantic and Modernist antecedents and addressing the cyclical, political, and poetic dimensions of their work.

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