A Pentecost of Finches: New and Selected Poems
- ISBN-10
- 1557254303
- ISBN-13
- 9781557254306
- Category
- Poets, American
- Pages
- 179
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Paraclete Press
- Author
- Robert Siegel
Description
A collection of inspirational poems explores the mystery of evil, the meaning of history, our own mysterious quests, the human search for transformative joy, and the quest to find the epiphanies in the ordinary, inviting readers to step outside of themselves into the worlds of others.
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