{"product_id":"poems-on-charles-de-foucauld-matthew-thorne-9798296895950","title":"Poems on Charles de Foucauld: Desert Silence, Hidden Love, and the Poverty of God","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoems on Charles de Foucauld: Desert Silence, Hidden Love, and the Poverty of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into the blazing stillness of the desert and the heart of a man who chose to vanish for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply contemplative collection of original poetry, the soul of Charles de Foucauld is reawakened-not as a historical figure or founder, but as a hidden companion for those who seek God in forgotten places. Soldier, explorer, monk, hermit, martyr-Brother Charles lived a life consumed by silence, surrender, and a love so total it chose to be unnoticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach poem is a threshold: into the cave of Nazareth, the wind of Tamanrasset, the bread shared with the poor, and the last place on earth where no one looked-and God was waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than recounting his life as biography, these poems offer a spiritual encounter with the fire that burned beneath his obscurity. The voice is lyrical, stripped down, and intimate-written not from above but from alongside. This book is not for scholars of sainthood, but for those who understand the ache to belong wholly to Love and to nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for daily contemplation, silent prayer, or as a companion on your own hidden journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeekers of contemplative and mystical spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFans of Charles de Foucauld, Thomas Merton, or Henri Nouwen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriters, poets, or hermits at heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose drawn to silence, surrender, or the beauty of the desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders longing for a deeper, hidden way of following Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlamma Poetica Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn collaboration with \u003cb\u003eMatthew Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Thorne is an American poet and former Peace Corps volunteer who spent years living in remote Saharan villages, teaching and learning with communities far from the noise of the world. His early exposure to the works of Thomas Merton and Simone Weil led him on a lifelong path of inner stillness, radical simplicity, and poetic witness. Deeply drawn to the silent mystics and desert fathers, Thorne encountered the life and writings of Charles de Foucauld during a sabbatical year in Morocco. What began as intellectual fascination quickly turned into a spiritual kinship. This collection of poems is the fruit of a decade of quiet dialogue with Brother Charles in the solitude of prayer, labor, and exile from modern comforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Thorne,Flamma Poetica Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798296895950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Matthew Thorne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48137200435455,"sku":"9798296895950","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5fea817-697b-4b96-8a33-cdccec2e1cb0.jpg?v=1770167232","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poems-on-charles-de-foucauld-matthew-thorne-9798296895950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}