{"product_id":"take-nothing-for-your-journey-michael-e-williams-9781635340440","title":"Take Nothing for Your Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly versions of the poems in this collection first appeared between 1972 and 2016 in journals such as; \u003cem\u003eSouthern Poetry Review, Cold Mountain Review, Illinois Quarterly, Anglican Theological Review, Old Hickory Review, Alive Now, Weavings, Belle R黐e. Still: The Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Pikeville Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Some of these poems, such as \"Take Nothing for Your Journey,\" On A Sermon on I Chronicles,\" and \"A Mad King Weeps the Loss of His Son\" take their inspiration from Biblical narratives. Others, like \"Entering the Seminary\", \"Sarah's Bath\" and \"Tubing White Oak Creek\" are based on personal experiences. Still others are based in legend and oral traditions such as \"Storyway,\" \"The Circuit Rider,\" \"Snipe Hunt\", and \"Song of the Shaman.\"\u003cbr\u003e Michael Williams' first published poem appeared in the Southern Poetry Review in 1972 when he was twenty-one years old. He has published poetry in journals since then and is the author or editor of twenty works of non-fiction, Take Nothing for Your Journey is his first published collection of poems. \"The Song of the Shaman\" was awarded a Triton Award for Poetry by Triton College (Illinois) and appeared in the anthology, \u003cem\u003ePassage\u003c\/em\u003e. He has served as a United Methodist Pastor for over forty years and as General Editor of \u003cem\u003eA Storyteller's Companion to the Bible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael E. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635340446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635340440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Finishing Line Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Michael E. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937054589183,"sku":"9781635340440","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0cca7b23-7535-48d1-865e-436896cf0536.jpg?v=1681427963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/take-nothing-for-your-journey-michael-e-williams-9781635340440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}