{"product_id":"the-book-of-splendor-david-shaddock-9781949229929","title":"The Book of Splendor: New and Selected Poems on Spiritual Themes","description":"From the pure light of the High Sierra to sandwich wrappers blown against a chain fence, David Shaddock has the visionary ability to see, everywhere, the numinosity of what surrounds us. This empowers him to approach also the Holy within the deep tangled griefs of our lives.\u003cp\u003ePeter Dale Scott, Professor of English, emeritus, University of California, author of Poetry and Terror and Coming to Jakarta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Shaddock discovers splendor in the mundane. By the power of his lyrical imagination, he liberates the divine sparks trapped within their material shells. Thereby he translates the ancient wisdom of Jewish spirituality into a scintillating modern idiom for contemporary readers and seekers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel C. Matt, author of The Essential Kabbalah and the multivolume annotated translation, The Zohar: Pritzker Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaddock's poetry, of course, is words, but one hears thought and deed and stillness in it. The thought that springs from Kabbalah, the mystical thought-pattern of the Jewish people. The action that seeks to heal the broken earth. The stillness of Shabbat, where we can be tranquil in the world that is all God. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Arthur Waskow, Director, The Shalom Center, author of Seasons of Our Joy and God Wrestling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Shaddock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949229920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949229929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.25d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Shaddock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486480675071,"sku":"9781949229929","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9339bd4e-c462-431e-8a82-5946d9685006.jpg?v=1778055645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-splendor-david-shaddock-9781949229929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}