{"product_id":"take-nothing-for-your-journey-paperback-2","title":"Take Nothing for Your Journey - 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\u003eMichael E. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly versions of the poems in this collection first appeared between 1972 and 2016 in journals such as; \u003cem\u003eSouthern Poetry Review, Cold Mountain Review, Illinois Quarterly, Anglican Theological Review, Old Hickory Review, Alive Now, Weavings, Belle Rêve. Still: The Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Pikeville Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Some of these poems, such as \"Take Nothing for Your Journey,\" On A Sermon on I Chronicles,\" and \"A Mad King Weeps the Loss of His Son\" take their inspiration from Biblical narratives. Others, like \"Entering the Seminary\", \"Sarah's Bath\" and \"Tubing White Oak Creek\" are based on personal experiences. Still others are based in legend and oral traditions such as \"Storyway,\" \"The Circuit Rider,\" \"Snipe Hunt\", and \"Song of the Shaman.\"\u003cbr\u003e Michael Williams' first published poem appeared in the Southern Poetry Review in 1972 when he was twenty-one years old. He has published poetry in journals since then and is the author or editor of twenty works of non-fiction, Take Nothing for Your Journey is his first published collection of poems. \"The Song of the Shaman\" was awarded a Triton Award for Poetry by Triton College (Illinois) and appeared in the anthology, \u003cem\u003ePassage\u003c\/em\u003e. He has served as a United Methodist Pastor for over forty years and as General Editor of \u003cem\u003eA Storyteller's Companion to the Bible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353841221881,"sku":"9781635340440","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bPfVjqvO2R9781635340440_1d61eaad-c4ce-4c87-a417-b1ef83ab6dc5.webp?v=1769828647","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/take-nothing-for-your-journey-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}