Falter
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1532606192
ISBN13:9781532606199
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Cascade Books
Length:98 Pages
Weight:0.39 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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