[New-Poetry] Re: poet finds God

[Anny Ballardini]

It almost gave me the shivers.
>From what I understand he is 40 years old.
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  From: JforJames at aol.com 
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  Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:31 PM
  Subject: [New-Poetry] Re: poet finds God


  I'd posted the piece before reading it...now that I have I find the caption I gave it a bit flip. I had no idea Wiman's had an incurable disease. It's a moving essay, straightforward and sincere.

  Finnegan

  In a message dated 6/9/2007 8:58:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JforJames writes:
    http://www.theamericanscholar.org/su07/abyss-wiman.html
    Gazing into the Abyss
    The sudden appearance of love
    and the galvanizing prospect of death
    lead a young poet back to poetry and a
    “hope toward God”

    By Christian Wiman 






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