The title poem takes its name from a passage by Simone Weil, "We must not weep so that we may not be comforted." But in this and other poems, Robert Cording offers a more hopeful vision of our ability to find consolation in the world we inhabit--a world endowed will offer endless spiritual possibilities, both in nature and within ourselves.
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"The skill with which Cording works, the subtle plainness and directness of his writing, opens the poems unconstrictedly to a wide range of emotions... sometimes registering experiences of unexpected joy." (David Ferry )
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Robert Cording teaches English and Creative Writing at Holy Cross College, where he is Professor of English and poet-in-residence. He has published three collections of poems: Life-list, which won the Ohio State University State Press/Journal Award, in 1987. What Binds Us to This World (Copper Beech Press, 1991); and Heavy Grace (Alice Adams, 1996). He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Connecticut Commission for the Arts, and Bread Loaf. His poems have appeared in The Nation, Poetry, DoubleTake, and The New Yorker. He lives in Woodstock, Connecticut with his wife and three children.
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This is one of the most compelling books of poetry I've read in a long time. Robert Cording's work is an unrelenting exploration of what it means to be human. Cording's poetry has always aimed at writing psalms for our time: fittingly, he allows both faith and doubt their full scope. There is an intensity in these poems that does not let up for a moment:everything is at stake in this rich and provocative book.
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