Cries of the Spirit: More Than 300 Poems in Celebration of Women's Spirituality

by Marilyn Sewell (Editor)

Overview

Brimming over with the inspirational words and thoughts of some of our finest writers, Cries of the Spirit is a beautiful sourcebook of poetry and prose in praise of life and all that it entails. Here women's voices fill the age-old silence about matters central to their experience-from menstruation, sexual intimacy, and childbirth to caretaking, household rituals, and death. These writings represent a healing vision of the sacred that emerges from the particular consciousness of women-a vision that partakes of the world of earth and flesh.
With contributions by Maya Angelou, Julia Alvarez, Margaret Atwood, Hildegard of Bingen, Lucille Clifton, Annie Dillard, Joy Harjo, Erica Jong, Denise Levertov, Audre Lorde, Kathleen Norris, Marge Piercy, Starhawk, Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807068496
Publisher:	Beacon Press
Publication date:	04/07/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	334
Sales rank:	471,466
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

The Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell is the editor of Claiming the Spirit Within, Cries of the Spirit, Resurrecting Grace and Breaking Free. She is senior minister at the First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon. Find her online at www.marilynsewell.com.

Editorial Reviews

Marilyn Sewell has done us all a great service to gather together these voices, some new, some forgotten, all precious resources. The collection, together with Sewell's deeply insightful introduction, traces the spirit in all its dimensions and diversity, expanding our idea of the spiritual impulse. -Susan Griffin, author of Bending Home

From the Publisher

More than 300 poems and a few prose pieces by modern writers such as Maya Angelou, Annie Dillard, Denise Levertov, Marge Piercy and Alice Walker, and earlier writers such as Hildegard of Bingen and Margaret Fuller. A splendid collection, organized thematically, that can be used as a sourcebook for public rituals, group gatherings, or personal reflection. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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