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Table Of ContentA Note from the Author PART I: THEOLOGY OF FOUR-LETTER WORDS Life BabyBlueBeesBoysEyesRaceHeatKiss Bone Envy Rope Song Time Late Wing Pink Rest Plum Pine Fire Rain & Snow Hope PART II: OTHER WELL-INTENTIONED HERESIES Prayer for a Poem Brushed Jordan Street Angry Little Saint Massacre of the Innocents: an Art Class Study of Rubens' Masterpiece Prayer and Communion of Paint In the Plain of Mamre Adoring Christ, Contrapasto When the Morning Stars Sang Together Sede Vacante
Synopsis"In Theology of Four-Letter Words & Other Well-Intentioned Heresies, Julie Ann Cook uses poems to interrogate the idea of what God can or should be. Instead of a singular view, Cook envisions a world where God is found in all things such as bees, heat and time. "God is Bone: usually sturdy/sometimes frail/rarely seen". These poems are written with care and intentionality, while also challenging the ideal of what we think is righteous or Godly. This is a beautiful book written like a new gospel. " -- Angelo Geter, Poet Laureate of Rock Hill, SC, "In Theology of Four-Letter Words & Other Well-Intentioned Heresies, Julie Ann Cook uses poems to interrogate the idea of what God can or should be. Instead of a singular view, Cook envisions a world where God is found in all things such as bees, heat and time. "God is Bone: usually sturdy/sometimes frail/rarely seen". These poems are written with care and intentionality, while also challenging the ideal of what we think is righteous or Godly. This is a beautiful book written like a new gospel. " - Angelo Geter, Poet Laureate of Rock Hill, SC