Shimmer of Something: Lean Stories of Spiritual Substance

by Brian Doyle

Prose poems, chants, litanies, simple songs, cadenced prayers, brief bursts of rhythmic observation, elegies to little moments that are not little at all in the least whatsoever--welcome to the melodic world of Brian Doyle's "proems," swirling with voices unreeling tales, souls telling stories, moments photographed with ink. Accessible, easy to read, blunt, brief, and sometimes unforgettable, "these are not poems," says the author, "but life set to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814637140
• ISBN13: 9780814637142
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 7.9"