"What gives Sinners Welcome its sharp edge is the poet's eloquently passionate struggle at the junction of doubt and devotion." --Washington Post
From Mary Karr, the prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Liars' Club, Cherry and Lit, comes Sinners Welcome, her fourth collection of poetry that traces her improbable journey from a tormented childhood into a resolutely irreverent Catholicism.
With the same raw honesty that made her memoirs a phenomenon, these poems grapple with the sacred and the profane:
| ISBN: | 9780060776565 |
| Publication date: | 3rd November 2009 |
| Author: | Mary Karr |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry Ancient, classical and medieval texts Classic and pre-20th century poetry Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Sense of place Spirituality and religious experience Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works |
"What gives Sinners Welcome its sharp edge is the poet's eloquently passionate struggle at the junction of doubt and devotion." --Washington PostFrom Mary Karr, the prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Liars' Club, Cherry and Lit, comes Sinners Welcome, her fourth collection of poetry that traces her improbable journey from a tormented childhood into a resolutely irreverent Catholicism.With the same raw honesty that made her memoirs a phenomenon, these poems grapple with the sacred and the profane: Confessional Poetry: Unflinching verses that revisit a tormented Texas childhood and confront family trauma with Karr's signature dark humor and grace.Doubt and Devotion: A passionate, often-irreverent dialogue with God from a poet who wrestles with faith as fiercely as she embraces it.Addiction and Recovery: Honest poems that map the journey from the bottom of a bottle to the hard-won clarity of sobriety, finding grace in the most unexpected places.The Poetry of Prayer: An exploration of how verse becomes a form of prayer, and how a skeptical mind can find a home in the rituals and mysteries of the Catholic Church.
Sinners Welcome features in the following genres: Poetry, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Spirituality and religious experience, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works
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Sinners Welcome was written by Mary Karr and published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins
Sinners Welcome has 112 pages