A Poet’s heart is like a womb where language is formed, laboring to turn trauma into life, beauty, tears
A Poet’s world is unseen, it is imagination birthing possibility
Poets are sojourners seeking to give birth to spirit and touch the divine
Language without poetry is dead
— Phillip Michael Garner —
Author’s Note on Theopoetics followed by a Review
Theopoetics
Spiritual Poetry for Contemplative Theology and Daily Living
I wrote Theopoetics in order to communicate my feelings, experiences, and theological thoughts through free verse poetry, others might consider my style to be consistent with some aspects of the spasmodic poets. Theopoetics opens the imagination to new ideas that are easier to accept or consider when introduced outside typical theological writing, exegesis, and interpretive efforts. I wrote each poem while contemplating various experiences, particularly those among the poor and oppressed. Each poem is followed by a brief theologically devotional piece inspired by the poem.
It is my hope that these forty poems will fill your mind and heart with thoughts and feelings whiles nourishing your soul with hope. The review on this page is by my friend Dr. David Moore who read the poems in Theopoetics at the opening of his church services.
Review
“I tend to be transfixed by that which transforms. My experience with Theopoetics, a book that stands apart from Garner’s other works, proves it to be not only a primer toward a fuller understanding of scripture, as do all his books, but also a devotional guide. In a word, it’s deep”
— Dr. David N. Moore, St. Stephens University
David Moore earned his Master’s degree from St. Stephen’s University in New Brunswick, Canada, and currently holds an appointment to adjunct faculty there, teaching Ancient Mediterranean History. He also holds a Theology Doctorate from the University of South Africa.
Dr. David N. Moore
