Bøker av Patrick Barry

How does one's spirit continue living when another dream dies? The answer to this question is central to Plight of an American Poet by Patrick Barry. This intriguing book presents how Patrick lived through his darkest moments and rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the past. Throughout five distinctly different chapters, each poem takes the reader through various stages of life, death, grief, love, faith, friendship, and betrayal. Patrick breathes new life into modern poetry, encouraging the reader to perceive poetry as a respected and valuable element of the human condition. He demonstrates how writing poetry has been therapeutic throughout his life yet extends the hopeful expectation that some comfort may be found in his verses for each reader who picks up this book. Despite how unsettling, disturbing, or controversial the content of many poems is, this inspiring collection serves as a grand invitation to find an authentic, shared connection with our collective humanity, no matter how differently we have lived, loved, rejoiced, or suffered. Patrick urges us not to allow our darkest moments to make us forget that there is always warmth and light on the other side of our suffering. Come. Gather your ashes and prepare to take flight through the power of poetry.

I smile and wave as I back out of my drive way and turn on the radio.The song 679 comes on, and I can't help but to hum along to it. Irace down the road, stopping only at stoplights, trying to get awayfrom this town, away from these people, away from it all. I've livedhere ever since I was born. I've never moved, not once in my life.

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A publication with guidance that can be adapted to any individual circumstances and a centuries old, proven guide on how to live in community with others. Here is Benedictine spirituality in essence: the timeless wisdom of the Rule and a basic orientation and includes Patrick Barry's translation of the "Rule of St Benedict".