Falter by Marjorie Stelmach
The poems in Marjorie Stelmach's Falter attempt to comprehend what Soren Kierkegaard in Fear and Trembling deems our highest passion faith--a task that he claims has remained the same for each generation and is always adequate for a person's lifetime. In the opening section, Inscrutability & Error, the poems consider an assortment of obstacles--misinterpretations, distractions, self-delusions, dead ends, and excuses--that complicate this task, leaving the various seekers in frustration, even despair. The title poem, which makes up the central section, follows a woman through the first difficult days of a silent retreat, guided by readings from The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers, contemplation of the natural world, and meditation on her own personal history. The poems of the final section, The Breaking Strain of Grace, gather the hard-won bits of understanding arrived at in parts one and two and apply them to the sorrows and losses of later life. Although the pilgrimage toward a steadfast faith must continue, these poems show the seeker arriving at some provisional faiths that may serve as she nears the conclusion of her allotted lifetime.-
Let's Call It Home
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Habitation of Wonder
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The Turning Aside
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Scape
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Chora
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Forbearance
- Hawk and Songbird
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House of 49 Doors
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Ponds
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The Farewell Suites
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Body of the World
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The Shapes Are Real
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Carnets
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What Cannot Be Fixed
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No Reason
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The Book of Bearings
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Reaching Forever
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True, False, None of the Above
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A Word in My Mouth
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Where the Sky Opens
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Trespassing on the Mount of Olives
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Epitaphs for the Journey
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Particular Scandals
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The Hatching of the Heart
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Second Sky
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Twisted Shapes of Light
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Six Sundays Toward a Seventh
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Collage of Seoul
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These Intricacies
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Adam, Eve, and the Riders of the Apocalypse
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Full Worm Moon
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Say This Prayer into the Past
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Ampersand
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Second Bloom
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Ash and Embers
Stelmach, Marjorie: - Marjorie Stelmach is the author of five previous collections of poems, most recently WALKING THE MIST (Ashland Poetry Press, 2021) and Falter (Cascade Books). Earlier volumes include, WITHOUT ANGELS (Mayapple Press, 2014), Bent upon Light and A History of Disappearance (both from University of Tampa Press). Her first book, Night Drawings, received the Marianne Moore Prize from Helicon Nine Editions. She was awarded the 2016 Chad Walsh Poetry Prize from The Beloit Poetry Journal. Her work has appeared in Arts & Letters, Boulevard, Cave Wall, Florida Review, Gettysburg Review, Hudson Review, Image, The Iowa Review, Miramar, New Letters, Notre Dame Review, Prairie Schooner and The Sow's Ear Poetry Review, among others.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781532606212 |
| ISBN 10 | 1532606214 |
| Title | Falter |
| Author | Marjorie Stelmach |
| Series | Poiema Poetry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Wipf & Stock Publishers |
| Year published | 2017-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 98 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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