{"product_id":"heights-and-depths-paperback","title":"Heights and Depths - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Hobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaria Apichella\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems make up the verbal equivalent of a synthetic cubist painting. Many facets of reality are on display as the poems move through depths and heights of human experience. The opening section presents a harsh evocation of the turbulence and violence in our world, yet with hints of hope. \"We are God's memories, \/ Preserved in his world, \/ Promised a future.\" The second section is in a personal vein, exposing, not without humor, the poet's struggles to find full self-acceptance as he discovers himself inside God's love. Section three, in another register altogether, evokes the beauty of intensely observed aspects of the natural world, through which shines the mystery of physical reality. Section four, which includes a dramatic narrative account of a forest fire, moves in the realm of memory, its glories and its sorrows. The last section fleshes out, from a variety of angles, the hints of hope in section one, concluding with a startling (at moments comical) response to the wonder of the \"moon-egg\" that suddenly appears in the night sky from behind backlit clouds--and the poet asks, \"Who laid it?\" The imagery of these poems is original and vivid. We are carried on a truly exciting, unforgettable ride through a vast range of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Hobson has published five volumes of poetry: \u003ci\u003eRumours of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); \u003ci\u003eFaces of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); \u003ci\u003eLove Poems for my Wife, Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e (2019); \u003ci\u003eThe Parthenon\u003c\/i\u003e (2019); and \u003ci\u003eMay Day Morning in Yerevan\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). A retired Episcopal priest who has lived over half his life in France working for ecumenical renewal, he has taught theology in many developing countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, Haiti, Armenia, and Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290372092153,"sku":"9781725289727","price":14.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YNYgrhHvhv9781725289727.webp?v=1776283278","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/heights-and-depths-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}