Questions for Ecclesiastes

by Mark Jarman

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The relationship between God and humankind is more troubling and urgent than ever. Questions for Ecclesiastes, especially the 20 Unholy Sonnets, handles problems of religious faith in fresh ways. They explore the parallels between family life and sacred myth, and attempt to revive the personal, devotional address to God.… (more)

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This book is always on my reading list. I find it profoundly comforting to know that other people in the world live searching to understand the connected layers...both seen and unseen surrounding us. (

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Earnest, verbally adept, but droopy poetry on matters of life and death. In many cases the thought is so convoluted and emotionally opaque as to defy even this gifted poet's best efforts to involve the reader. (

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Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (Winner – 1998)

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The relationship between God and humankind is more troubling and urgent than ever. Questions for Ecclesiastes, especially the 20 Unholy Sonnets, handles problems of religious faith in fresh ways. They explore the parallels between family life and sacred myth, and attempt to revive the personal, devotional address to God.

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