Deep Wonder : Poems [Paperback]

Philip C. Kolin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2000

"Deep Wonder" is a collection of poetic meditations on love, loss, renewal, and faith by a Catholic author. The book is divided into four parts: "The Desert," "Jesus Ministers," "The Banquet of Christ," and "Bravissimo, Abba!" The author reflects on God's love and our often inadequate response to it, on the Gospels, and on mystical union with God. The poems sometimes express desolation, sometimes ecstatic or quiet joy, sometimes playfulness. They are always direct, heartfelt, and intimate.

Editorial Reviews

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... a collection that speaks year-round to those traveling the heights and depths of human love and loss... -- Marjorie Maddox, Anglican Theological Review, Fall 2001

A passionate collection of poems, heart-rending prayers, addressing the experience of abandonment and revealing the hidden recesses of our souls. -- The Catholic Journalist, June 2001 (CPA Press Awards)

In his collection of poems Philip Kolin has captured a sense of the "Deep Wonder" of the ordinary things... -- Abbot Cletus D. Meagher, O.S.B., St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, Alabama

In these vivid, emotionally wrenching love poems, Philip Kolin charts the progress of his journey... -- Susan Ludvigson, author of "Trinity" and "Sweet Confluence, New and Selected Poems"

Philip Kolin's soul-searching verses are more than poems; they are passionate prayers of the human heart yearning for God... -- Charles W. Dahm, O.P., Pastor, St. Pius V Parish, Chicago

These are poems of seeking and redemption in a simple, nonpretentious manner. A trait not seen in most poems today. -- Midwest Poetry Review, August 2001

About the Author

Philip C. Kolin is a professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. A graduate of Chicago State University and the University of Chicago, he received his doctorate from Northwestern University. He has written more than twenty books and countless articles on Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, and other authors. His most recent book, on the production and cultural history of "A Streetcar Named Desire," was published by Cambridge University Press in its Plays in Production series.

Philip Kolin is an authority on technical and business writing; his "Successful Writing at Work" (Houghton Mifflin) is in its sixth edition. He has received many honors and research grants, and in 1991-93 he was Charles W. Moorman Alumni Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was founding coeditor of "Studies in American Drama, 1945-Present," published by Ohio State University Press and recognized by the Conference of Editors of Learned Journals as the best new journal of 1986.

Philip Kolin's poetry has appeared in "Christianity and Literature," "Living Streams," "Xavier Review," "Silver Wings," "Channels," the "Michigan Quarterly Review," the "South Carolina Review," the "Anglican Theological Review," and other journals. "His Roses for Sharron: Poems" was published by Colonial Press in 1993. "Deep Wonder" is his first book entirely devoted to religious poetry.

Philip Kolin is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Hattiesburg.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Grey Owl Pr (October 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967190118
• ISBN-13: 978-0967190112
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,755,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Personal, Spirtual Quest in Verse, December 5, 2004

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Skylar Hamilton Burris "Skylar" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Wonder : Poems (Paperback)

This volume of 66 poems is the result of a bitter inspiration: an unexpected, numbing experience of personal rejection. Broken by the loss of human love, the poet turns to God, directing his love poems at the worthiest of targets, and at the only being capable of wholly selfless love.

"Deep Wonders" is in one sense highly personal, but this does not mean readers will be unable to relate to it. Anyone who has suffered and turned to God with a newly opened heart will be able to join in the celebration Kolin offers. Kolin's style is somewhat truncated, with very short lines written in free verse. Occasionally, a lack of standard punctuation impedes the otherwise easy flow of the poems, causing the reader to temporarily pause in order to gather the meaning.

Nevertheless, Kolin's poetry has the rare quality of being accessible without being simplistic. There is no academic pretension displayed here, no convoluted or irrational comparisons. The imagery is powerfully concise and always appropriate. Alliteration is employed frequently but subtly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Deep Wonder, December 23, 2000

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M. Tracey "Michael" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Wonder : Poems (Paperback)

This collection of poems invite the reader to journey deeper into their own journey and probe the mystery of God. "Deep Wonder" will find a home in the heart of the mystic and the mystified, the desert embracer and the non-discriminating seeker. It is a book that is ponderous and profitable, reflective and refreshing, deserting and assuring, emotion-capturing and affirming. At a time when many have concluded that organized religion no longer touches or answers their deepest needs and desires, this book will breate new life and hope into their search, speak to their deepest longings, embrace them in their questions and satisfy their innate hungers.