Amounting to Nothing by Br Paul Quenon

Amounting to Nothing by Br Paul Quenon

After 60 years at Gethsemani Abbey, Br. Paul follows up his recent memoir, In Praise of the Useless Life, with a poetic collection that shows how to do just that - by writing poetry.

Amounting to Nothing is both practical and metaphysical, a puzzling over the ultimate things of life, and a descending on the Benedictine ladder of humility to the earthly creatures surrounding a Kentucky monastery. This is less an exploration in self-knowledge than a forgetting of self in the wonders of everything. Quenon treads bare footed on the margins of mortality and immortality, with wit, thought, and hope.

Quenon, Paul: - Born in West Virginia, Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO, entered the Trappists in 1958 at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where Thomas Merton was his Novice Master. He is the author of many poetry collections including Unquiet Vigil, and a recent memoir, In Praise of the Useless Life.

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ISBN 13	9781640602014
ISBN 10	1640602011
Title	Amounting to Nothing
Author	Br Paul Quenon
Series	Paraclete Poetry
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Paraclete Press
Year published	2019-04-09
Number of pages	96
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