Ruin and Beauty: New and Selected Poems

by Deena Metzger

Book Overview

Poetry arises from the search for sacred language that describes the awe and mystery of the real world. Deena Metzger is a contemporary poet who has aligned herself with this ancient tradition. This collection, that includes selections from her earlier books of poetry, Dark Milk, The Axis Mundi Poems, Looking For the Faces of God, A Sabbath Among the Ruins and Skin: Shadows/Silence, draws on her life's work, more than forty years of devotion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597094250
• ISBN13: 9781597094252
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"