If There Are Any Heavens: A Memoir by Nicholas Montemarano
This is an important work for those who did not lose a loved one or experience that aspect of the pandemic to read, to get a glimpse into that world and hopeful...
Tag: Poetry
A Call to Doubt and Faith: Christian Wiman on Remembering God
The poet Christian Wiman is giving voice to the hunger for faith — and the challenges of faith — for people living now. After a Texas upbringing soaked in a his...
New York Times on ‘My Bright Abyss,’ by Christian Wiman
‘My Bright Abyss,’ by Christian Wiman reviewed at the NYT: This is a daring and urgent book, written after the author learned he had a rare, incurable and unpre...
My Brother's Book by Maurice Sendak
I think most of this very short book just went over my head. I'm not real knowledgeable about his life or the literature and art from which it seems to draw it...
The Singer by Calvin Miller
For most who live, hell is never knowing who they are. The Singer knew and knowing was his torment. Recalling the popularity of The Singer: A Classic Re...
Mrs. Scrooge by Carol Ann Duffy
I realize it isn’t even Thanksgiving so perhaps I shouldn’t be reviewing Christmas books just yet. But I thought I would offer a quick take on this...