Jesus: Poems - Paperback

by David Craig (Author)

Jesus is God, and we as necessarily devotional Christian poets must not shy away from that fact. These poems try to celebrate that reality, who He is, without sacrificing literary quality. They are distinctly American (baseball, jazz, and free verse) in form, Beat in the line of Mary Fabilli, Thomas Merton, and Daniel "stick it to the man" Berrigan. And they try to accomplish this without sacrificing humor and romp. May these, and all Christian poems, both now and in the future, wave that flag of freedom--no matter what our personal struggles. Our lives, our poems are about Jesus finally, the One who is mercy itself. May He look kindly upon us, and give us His peace.

Author Biography

David Craig, who had the foresight to marry Linda (née Unger) Craig when she was a virtual unknown, is a Professor of English at the Franciscan University of Steubenville where he has taught creative writing, literature, and composition for the last thirty years. This is his twenty-fourth book.