Devotions

by Timothy Murphy, Dana Gioia (Preface)

Timothy Murphy's poetry explores themes of faith, family, spirituality, death, friendship, and love, all rooted in place—the Red and Sheyenne River watersheds, North Dakota, and the Great Plains. Devotions, his newest collection, revives a major but neglected poetic genre with variety and amplitude. In 200+ short poems, he explores the vicissitudes of modern spiritual life, including his passions for hunting, scouting, and people.

Genres: Poetry

172 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Timothy Murphy was an American poet and businessman. Murphy studied at Yale University under Robert Penn Warren, graduating (B.A.) as Scholar of the House in Poetry in 1972. Murphy returned to Minnesota, and subsequently became involved in several farming and manufacturing enterprises in North Dakota, experiences which are reflected in his later writing.

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Reviews

[Laura Schmidt-Dockter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tim Murphy has led an extraordinary life. Not glamorous. Not neat or tidy. His poems encompass nearly every named emotion. They are stories that touched me for many reasons and on many levels.