The Best Spiritual Writing 2011 (2011) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0143118676 ISBN 13: 9780143118671

Casa editrice: Penguin Books, 2010

Riassunto

"A trove of well-wrought, luminous, soul-bracing gifts." -Thomas Lynch (on the 2010 edition)

With selection chosen from a vast range of journals and magazines, The Best Spiritual Writing 2011 gathers the finest pieces of spiritual writing to appear in American publications during the past year. The collection offers an opportunity to read intimate and thought-provoking work, ranging from poetry to short fiction to memoir to essay, by some of the nation's most esteemed writers, including Rick Bass, Philip Yancey, Terry Teachout, Robert D. Kaplan, and many others. As Phyllis Tickle said of last year's edition, "there is enough here to feed the hungry heart for years to come."

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L'autore:

Philip Zaleski is the editor of the Best Spiritual Writing series and the author of many books, including Prayer: A History (with his wife, Carol Zaleski) and a revised edition of The Recollected Heart. He lives in Massachusetts.

Billy Collins is the author of twelve collections of poetry, including The Rain in Portugal, Aimless Love, Horoscopes for the Dead, Ballistics, The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Alone Around the Room, Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning, and Picnic, Lightning. He is also the editor of Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, and Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds. A Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York and Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Winter Park Institute of Rollins College, he was Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003 and New York State Poet from 2004 to 2006. In 2016 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Product Description:

With selections chosen from a vast range of journals and magazines, this compendium gathers the finest pieces of spiritual writing from the past year. The collection includes works by such authors as Rick Bass, Philip Yancey, and Terry Teachout.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0143118676
• ISBN 13: 9780143118671
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Redattore: Zaleski Philip