Lucifer: A Hagiography

By Philip Memmer

"Lucifer is on a non-linear trajectory, revolving its readers through the profane and the pious swinging door of heaven and earth. Memmer's collection, with a few pitches and an unexpected saint we can all root for, has the power to provoke, enlighten, and unsettle. The paradox remains the same--so much is at stake in these poems, and so little--but Memmer has managed to give us an original and remarkable passageway."--M. L. Smoker

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980028949
• ISBN13: 9780980028942
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Lost Horse Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up

Customer Reviews

wonderful

This was a fine read. I didn't want to put it down, just kept being pulled further along. Very thought-provoking, and nicely done.

Thought Provoking and Sensitive

My favorite poetry is magical. It inspires, provokes, tantalizes, upsets, worries and inspires. This is such a book. It deeply explores the human condition in amazing, painful and enlightening ways. I loved it! Lucifer, the oldest son of God, grows up in Heaven and then falls to earth where he lives among humans. He (like the author, Philip Memmer)is very sensitive to the human condition. The poems are poignant and heart wrenching. They are also so thought provoking that they inspired me to dash out and do research on Lucifer and the Bible. Very interesting. I read every poem several times and found it almost like a novel. I didn't want to put it down until I'd completed it