{"product_id":"our-last-awakening-janet-morley-9780281073542","title":"Our Last Awakening: Poems for Living in the Face of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bring us, Lord our God, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eat our last awakening, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003einto the house and gate of heaven...'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Donne's prayer speaks of the hope and promise of a life with God that embraces us beyond death as well as during our time on earth. However, people of faith are not exempt from fears, fantasies and speculation, nor from the normal sequence of grief reactions that afflict bereaved human beings.\u003cbr\u003ePoetry, whether or not it is consciously religious, can help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this selection of poems and thoughtful commentaries, Janet Morley offers an enriching approach to a subject we might prefer to avoid contemplating - our ordinary mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere you will find the work of Dylan Thomas, Gillian Clarke, Philip Larkin, U. A. Fanthorpe, Seamus Heaney, Ann Griffiths, Jane Kenyon, Anne Stevenson, A. K. Ramanujan, Richard Baxter, George Herbert, Roger McGough and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging in tone from joyful and ecstatic to gentle, ironic, despairing and even hilarious, these writers help us to look at death, accompany the dying, celebrate those who have died, and articulate our hope about what lies beyond. As a result, we have an opportunity to experience the whole range of human emotions about what it means to live, to love and to be loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Morley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0281073546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780281073542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SPCK Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Janet Morley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44652431900927,"sku":"9780281073542","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_841a3c19-a048-4004-954b-4b81006c7bb1.jpg?v=1704216064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-last-awakening-janet-morley-9780281073542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}