
Naming of the Bones
by John F Deane
Title:
Naming of the Bones
Author:
John F Deane
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
152 pages
Publisher:
Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe
ISBN-13:
9781800171886
EAN:
9781800171886
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
330
Dimensions (mm):
134 x 216 x 14
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
The poems in Naming of the Bones touch on Christian values and work towards a significant faith, at the same time focusing on the wonders of an evolving cosmos. The poems delight in the things of the earth, suggesting a secular Christianity. They hope justice will overcome human greed and violence, while they assent to the seasons developing of our landscapes and the beauty and dangers of our place in creation. The sequence 'Like the Dewfall' works with the music of the French composer Olivier Messiaen and his double piano masterpiece, 'Visions de l'Amen, ' a suite of seven pieces for two pianos, composed in 1943 during the Nazi Occupation of Paris. Other poems connect the 'landscape, sea-scape and sky-scape' of the Achill of Deane's formative years to the 'wonders of the Christian faith' with a sacramental awareness that is a striking feature of many of the poems.










