Stumblings - Ravenscroft, Keith

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Résumé :
'Better to have questions you can't answer than answers you can't question.' The author describes these poems as 'stumblings' because they are stumbling attempts to understand what can seem beyond understanding. In his writing he confronts the issues that are inescapably a part of being human, as he sees them playing out in the maelstrom of his own life. He takes us into areas of desperation, confusion, even despair, but also of acceptance, fulfilment, ecstasy, obstinate faith, and above all of tender love. The poems range widely through philosophical musings, urgent questioning about what it is to be human, irony, self-mockery, overwhelming passion - and always with an intensity that acknowledges that everything matters, everything has meaning if only we could decode it. And throughout this volume the writer attempts to comprehend and reach the elusive God who he believes in but fails so comprehensively to connect with as deeply as he longs to. Any readers who are prepared to stumble with the writer on this poetic journey through life may find themselves in a place where they can at least begin to understand, accept, and even glory in their imperfect humanity as the writer does. And maybe hope to stumble into Grace, enlightened and affirmed.

Biographie:
'Better to have questions you can't answer than answers you can't question.' The author describes these poems as 'stumblings' because they are stumbling attempts to understand what can seem beyond understanding. In his writing he confronts the issues that are inescapably a part of being human, as he sees them playing out in the maelstrom of his own life. He takes us into areas of desperation, confusion, even despair, but also of acceptance, fulfilment, ecstasy, obstinate faith, and above all of tender love. The poems range widely through philosophical musings, urgent questioning about what it is to be human, irony, self-mockery, overwhelming passion - and always with an intensity that acknowledges that everything matters, everything has meaning if only we could decode it. And throughout this volume the writer attempts to comprehend and reach the elusive God who he believes in but fails so comprehensively to connect with as deeply as he longs to. Any readers who are prepared to stumble with the writer on this poetic journey through life may find themselves in a place where they can at least begin to understand, accept, and even glory in their imperfect humanity as the writer does. And maybe hope to stumble into Grace, enlightened and affirmed....

Sommaire:
After a degree in English Literature at Cambridge, Keith Ravenscroft had a career as a writer and creative director in international advertising agencies. He moved gradually from atheism to faith in mid-life and is now an Anglican Lay Minister which involves teaching, preaching and leading worship. Keith has lived in Canada and Italy in the past, and his passions are music, philosophy, theology and Christian spirituality as expressed in poetry and mystical writings. Keith is married to Avril, who is a graphic artist and an Anglican Priest. They have four children and three grandchildren....