Prayers like Shoes
by Ruth Forman
Publication Date: Apr 15, 2009
List Price: $17.95
Format: Paperback, 96 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780972020589
Imprint: Whit Press
Publisher: Whit Press
Parent Company: Whit Press
Paperback Description:
Poetry. African American Studies. "Ruth Forman’s wisdom, humor and grace brighten every page of PRAYERS LIKE SHOES. Here are the cadences of a woman’s true speech rising into a poetry of deep love and warning, loss and survival, building toward a scriptural lyric that leads the reader through the darkness of our times and into an opening of necessary recognition and gratitude. I heard her beautiful voice on every page"—Carolyn Forché. "In PRAYERS LIKE SHOES the brilliant Ruth Forman has topped herself. This is what Forman does best: brings us to the heart of all that matters and introduces us to ourselves"—Junot D az.
Poetry. African American Studies. "Ruth Forman’s wisdom, humor and grace brighten every page of PRAYERS LIKE SHOES. Here are the cadences of a woman’s true speech rising into a poetry of deep love and warning, loss and survival, building toward a scriptural lyric that leads the reader through the darkness of our times and into an opening of necessary recognition and gratitude. I heard her beautiful voice on every page"—Carolyn Forché. "In PRAYERS LIKE SHOES the brilliant Ruth Forman has topped herself. This is what Forman does best: brings us to the heart of all that matters and introduces us to ourselves"—Junot D az.
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