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Cries of The Spirit
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 dea...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
April 7th 2000
by Beacon Press
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I stumbled across this work of art in B&N and it spoke to my spirit indeed. The selection of poetry and thoughts that are shared are intimate stories of the everyday life of a woman's struggle, joy, love,and glory celebrated.
this anthology was gifted to me by my sister tracy after she read it in a college course. though i was only 13 the first time i read selected poems, the anthology remains one of my favorites.
sewell is fearless in confronting issues surrounding women's lives. from the physical (the ravages upon the female body over time), to the mental (the discipline and determination it takes to keep a family together), to the spiritual (the gift of a long love at the end of life), this truly is a c...more
sewell is fearless in confronting issues surrounding women's lives. from the physical (the ravages upon the female body over time), to the mental (the discipline and determination it takes to keep a family together), to the spiritual (the gift of a long love at the end of life), this truly is a c...more
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This is not a read cover to cover book. It is a book that I return to again and again as I find myself being drawn to a particular poet or source of inspiration. Contributors to this collection of poems include Susan Griffin, Margaret Atwood, Nikki Giovanni, Anne Sexton and Alice Walker. Divided into sections including Owning Self, Death and Lesser Losses and Re-Mything. Women's voices "sing out" diversity, healing and the sacredness of the ordinary. These words offer comfort, compass...more
One of my favorite poetry books. Women's poetry of the spirit.
One of my most treasured books. Met her at Fountain St.
Beautiful.
Beautiful poems written by contemporary women, about women's experience, for other women. I expected this to be more about spiritual experience, but really it's broadly about all the many ways women interact with their world and the people around them. Poetry sometimes makes me restless, but this is one book I could come back to again and again and not get tired of it. I hear there are sequels also by Marilyn Sewell and I'd be interested in checking them out as well.
Wonderful poetry anthology! Most useful, in my mind, is a subject index with everything from the very specific -- masectomy, miscarriage, Immaculate Conception -- to the vastly broad -- self-identity, poverty, peace. I return to this quite often, along with its companion volume of sorts, Claiming the Spirit Within.
ahhhhh, its like a breath of fresh air. with so little time for mediation, this book has really helped me connect to that little part in me that comes in last place these days behind kid-work-school-house-dog-cat-cat-running. . . .you get my drift.
I find myself picking up this book again and again and discovering something new each time.
Poetry how I love you so.
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