Baptism of Desire: Poems

By Louise Erdrich

Book Overview

A second book of poetry by Louise Erdich, author of the bestselling and award winning novels Love Medicine, The Beet Queen and Tracks.

Baptisim by blood, water, or desire is necessary for salvation in Roman Catholic tradition, and baptism of desire in the term used for the leap of trust by which a sincere believer can experience spiritual regeneration.Louise Erdrich's poems are acts of redemption. Everywhere evident is Erdrich's unique capacity for finding the perfect word, the fresh, yet absolutely right, metaphor that makes her wrk both profound and accessable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060920440
• ISBN13: 9780060920449
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant!

I first stumbled upon "Baptism of Desire" 8 years ago when I was pregnant with our first son. The work inspired me and I still refer to it often. Erdrich has a poignant and sensitive use of language. Although repitious in focus or theme each work peers from a unique corner of Erdrich's mind and is successful because it questions without diadatic overtones. In short it is honest. Brilliant.