A Scrap in the Blessings Jar

Download or Read eBook A Scrap in the Blessings Jar PDF written by David Bottoms and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Scrap in the Blessings Jar
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Publisher : LSU Press
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9780807180754
ISBN-13 : 0807180750
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Book Synopsis A Scrap in the Blessings Jar by : David Bottoms

Book excerpt: A Scrap in the Blessings Jar, a volume of new and selected poems by David Bottoms, captures the evolution of the poet’s spiritual quest over the past fifty years. A native and longtime resident of Georgia, Bottoms draws inspiration from the American South, and his work examines themes related to family dynamics, the woods, animals, fishing, and music in an effort to, as he once told an interviewer, “reveal something about the hidden things of the world, the vague or shadowy relationships and connections that exist just below the surface of our daily lives.” This book charts his progression from tightly wrought naturalistic narratives to works that reflect his shifting conception of the interplay between memory, the present, and the metaphysical. At heart, Bottoms remains a storyteller who employs figurative language to discover the extraordinary in the seemingly mundane, and whose poetry explores the depths of our existential condition and common humanity.


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