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annalisenak97's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to like this. Like, so badly. It's Madeleine L'Engle writing poetry about biblical characters. But I was pretty disappointed overall. The OT poems were very cool, but they started to get weird. There was one poem in particular about Mary getting pregnant with Jesus that felt very sexual and I was not about it at all. Also, overall these poems bored me. They weren't very pleasant to read out loud (which is a STAPLE of poetry), the writing was simplistic and not very artful, and it was just kind of meh. A true bummer.
dwlejcjvg's review against another edition
3.0
Some really good poems in here, especially towards the beginning.
ralovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
It's a slim volume, but there is so much packed into these poems. Through the pieces, Madeleine inhabits a character from the Bible, speculating about their motivation or reactions, and all the while illuminating aspects of God's character. It echoed her other meditations on faith (like Walking on Water or Penguins and Golden Calves), but reading it in verse was different, somehow. It hits a different part of my brain. I kept re-reading sections and trying to find a tune to set to the poems. Ultimately, reading this book made me grateful for Madeleine and for her work that continues to teach me new things.
"I find you, Lord, when I no longer clutch.
I find you when I learn to let you go,
and then you reach out with your healing touch."
(Mary of Magdala)
"I find you, Lord, when I no longer clutch.
I find you when I learn to let you go,
and then you reach out with your healing touch."
(Mary of Magdala)
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