American Poetry, Literature, Christian, Christian Poetry

Deep Wonder

Name: Deep Wonder
Author: Philip C. Kolin
ISBN: 9780967190112

by Philip C. Kolin

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Overview

Deep Wonder is a collection of poetic meditations on love, loss, renewal, and faith by a Catholic author. The book is divided into four parts: "The Desert," "Jesus Ministers," "The Banquet of Christ," and "Bravissimo, Abba!" The author reflects on God's love and our often inadequate response to it, on the Gospels, and on mystical union with God. The poems sometimes express desolation, sometimes ecstatic or quiet joy, sometimes playfulness. They are always direct, heartfelt, and intimate.

About The Author
Philip C. Kolin is a professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. A graduate of Chicago State University and the University of Chicago, he received his doctorate from Northwestern University. He has written more than twenty books and countless articles on Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, and other authors. Recently, his book on the production and cultural history of "A Streetcar Named Desire" was publised by Cambridge University Press in its Plays in Production series.

Philip Kolin is an authority on technical and business writing; his "Successful Writing at Work" (Houghton Mifflin) is in its sixth edition. He has received many honors and research grants, and in 1991-93 he was Charles W. Moorman Alumni Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was founding coeditor of "Studies in American Drama, 1945-Present," published by Ohio State University Press and recognized by the Conference of Editors of Learned Journals as the best new journal of 1986.

Philip Kolin's poetry has appeared in "Christianity and Literature," "Living Streams," "Xavier Review," "Silver Wings," "Channels," the "Michigan Quarterly Review," the "South Carolina Review," the "Anglican Theological Review," and other journals. His "Roses for Sharron: Poems" was published by Colonial Press in 1993. "Deep Wonder" is his first book entirely devoted to religious poetry.

Philip Kolin is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Hattiesburg.