Prayers

Like music and dance, poetry is an art that antedates our secular civilization, and it has always borne the marks of its origin as a means by which to approach and praise the divine. The poems in this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679444661
• ISBN13: 9780679444664
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Stuff

After consuming several of these pocket collections over the years, I've come to the conclusion that Peter Washington is the best in the business when it comes to compiling poetic anthologies. His selections and the organizations are always superb. I was particularly excited to see what he had come up with in the "Prayers" collection. And it's good. It's perhaps not quite at the level of some of the other collections in this series. There is some inconsistency as to what constitutes prayer, and the result is definitely a bit of unevenness. I'm still not exactly sure what I think about the organization of the book either. Still, there are a number of true gems here that make the volume well worth the read. The selections of Thomas Traherne, George Herbert, and St. Francis were particularly inspired. It's really a fine collection for devotional reading or for reflection.

Poems as Prayers

Organized in the hours of the liturgy, this book presents the prayers of poets throughout various traditions and across time. I reveled in the beauty of the poetry and found inspiration for prayer.