{"product_id":"poetry-as-spiritual-practice-reading-writing-and-using-poetry-in-your-daily-rituals-aspirations-and-intentions-paperback-1","title":"Poetry as Spiritual Practice: Reading, Writing, and Using Poetry in Your Daily Rituals, Aspirations, and Intentions - 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\u003eRobert McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[When we read and write poetry, ] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again.\" -- from the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poetry is the language of devotion in prayer, chant, and song. Reading and writing poetry creates clarity, deepens and expands spiritual inquiry, and cultivates wisdom, compassion, self-confidence, patience, and love. In author Robert McDowell's words, poetry makes you into a tuning fork of the Divine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But poetry has disappeared over the centuries from religious ceremonies, academic curricula, and public discourse. In \u003ci\u003ePoetry as Spiritual Practice, \u003c\/i\u003e the first inspirational and instructional guide to combine poetry and spirituality, McDowell restores poetry as the natural language of spiritual practice and invites you to recognize poetry as \"the pure sound and shape of your spirit.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vividly illustrated with a wide range of poems from all historical eras and poetic traditions, numerous religions and faiths, and McDowell's own and his students' work, \u003ci\u003ePoetry as Spiritual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e will reintroduce you to the unique pleasure of verse. And meditations throughout will allow you to integrate reading and writing poetry into your spiritual journeys and daily life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since many of us have long forgotten, or never learned, the mechanics and terminology of poetry -- trochaic feet and tropes trip us up; we can't tell a villanelle from its shorter cousin, rondeau; and a \u003ci\u003eterza rima\u003c\/i\u003e may as well be a \u003ci\u003etanka\u003c\/i\u003e -- this is also an instructional handbook on reading and writing poetry. An engaging guide through the landscape of world poetry, McDowell argues along the way for the many practical benefits of poetic literacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Making poetry an essential part of daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions will put you on the path to greater meaning, growth, and peace in your life. At once an engaging technical primer, a profound meditation on the relationship between poetry and the Divine, and an inspirational guide for integrating poetry into spiritual practice, \u003ci\u003ePoetry as Spiritual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e will become a cherished companion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert McDowell's\u003c\/b\u003e poems, stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in hundreds of magazines and anthologies here and abroad, including \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry, Poetry, The New Criterion, Sewanee Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hudson Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He has taught at Bennington College, the University of Southern Indiana, and UC Santa Cruz; and at the Taos Writers' Conference, among many writers' conferences; and he was founding publisher\/editor of Story Line Press. In addition, he coaches businesses in improving spiritual awareness, communication, writing, and presentation skills. His Web site is www.robertmcdowell.net\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42656532201568,"sku":"9781416566526","price":33.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Y3lDRGZDT1VGWVdLQUV0bVNlajUwUT09_d06d4502-2273-465f-8246-135e958a9185.webp?v=1774207669","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/poetry-as-spiritual-practice-reading-writing-and-using-poetry-in-your-daily-rituals-aspirations-and-intentions-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}