Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems by Cairns, Scott
Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems by Cairns, Scott

Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems

Scott Cairns collected his poems in a new book entitled Slow Pilgrim, which recollects his pilgrimage as...
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Author: Scott Cairns
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Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems by Cairns, Scott

Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems

$91.28
Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems by Cairns, Scott

Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems

$91.28
Author: Scott Cairns
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Scott Cairns collected his poems in a new book entitled Slow Pilgrim, which recollects his pilgrimage as a Christian in many of the poems.The book brings theology and poetry together, but In this case, the pilgrimage comes through an embrace of the Orthodox church and apophatic theology, which helps us to know God, not by comparisons or figurative language but by showing us Who and What God is not. However, the poems also connect us to everyday events with a realism lacking in typical 'religious verse'. In addition to digging through our collective or individual past, these poems give us a new take on familiar Bible stories and intimate relationships.

His poems are replete with illusions and inspirations from Greek saints, Christian doctrines and Scripture. The God who gives life, who is the end and aim of all beauty and good, can be seen poking his wry smile through these pages. This book is a gift, a companion and a joy.



Author: Scott Cairns
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 07/01/2015
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781612616575


Review Citation(s):
Books & Culture 11/01/2015 pg. 36

About the Author
Scott Cairns was born in Tacoma, Washington. He earned a BA from Western Washington University, an MA from Hollins College, an MFA from Bowling Green State University, and a PhD from the University of Utah.

Cairns is the author of eight books of poetry, including The Theology of Doubt (1985), The Translation of Babel (1990), Philokalia (2002), Idiot Psalms (2014), and Slow Pilgrim: The Collected Poems (2015). His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Paris Review, The New Republic, Poetry, and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in Best Spiritual Writing and Best American Spiritual Writing. Besides writing poetry, Cairns has also written a spiritual memoir, Short Trip to the Edge (2007), and the libretto for the oratorios "The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp" and "A Melancholy Beauty." Spirituality plays an integral role in Cairns' writing; in an interview, he said, "I've come to think of beauty as how God woos us to himself. One doesn't so much create it or illuminate it as partake of it. Thereafter, one participates, collaborates, in its endless development."

Cairns has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and was awarded the Denise Levertov Award in 2014. He has taught at numerous universities including University of North Texas, Old Dominion University, Seattle Pacific University, and the University of Missouri. Cairns is the founding director of Writing Workshops in Greece, a program that brings writers to study and engage with literary life in modern Greece.
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