Polishing the Petoskey Stone: Selected Poems [Paperback]

Luci Shaw (Author)

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Publication Date: February 14, 2003

"Luci Shaw is someone who knows the world-the oldest definition of a poet. Her animating intelligence descends into the concrete facts of our existence to discover the divine force that shapes the world and maintains its being. Her poetry recapitulates that intimate naming by which man defines himself-the first role God assigned to the human creature." Harold Fickett, author of The Holy Fool "Longtime readers of these poems will renew old acquaintances and pick up a sheaf of new friends besides. New readers will welcome her gifts of Word-crafted icons by which we behold the Glory, see the Holy." Eugene H. Peterson "Polishing the Petoskey Stone is a wonderful compilation of many of the richest of Luci Shaw's poems, both old and new. It's wonderful to see growth in her understanding of the joys and tragedies of life as they can be expressed in poetry. I sense a new, and perhaps harsher, view of reality which is always redeemed by the never failing love of God." Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time Luci Shaw is the author of many books, including God in the Dark, Listen to the Green, and Writing the River. A speaker, teacher, poet, editor, and writer, she lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Regent College Publishing (February 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157383243X
• ISBN-13: 978-1573832434
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Polishing the Petoskey Stone: Selected Poems (Paperback)

Luci Shaw's timeless poems are a part of my life. I have the hardcover copy of "Polishing the Petoskey Stone," which was published in 1990 (Harold Shaw Publishers), as well as the lovely more recent paperback version listed here (2003, Regent College Publishing).

If you are just discovering Shaw's work now, or wish to add to your collection, this book will give you a good sense of her earlier work. For example, the section, "Listen to the Green" includes poems from 1955-1970. I remember being so inspired by the thought of listening to colors! As another example, the section which concludes the book, "Postcard from the Shore," includes poems from 1982-1985.

At the end of her Introduction, Shaw writes: "I feel like a Petoskey stone, once grey and dull, but now achieving a gloss that shows it for what it is. And I know who is doing the polishing."

Luci Shaw is an artist who is sharing her journey of faith over many books, in both poetry and prose, with honesty and grace. She is one of the great poets of our time.