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TEMPTING GOD IBD

LUCHADOR PRESS
01 / 2024
9781958182499
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Sinopsis

John Berger once said 'We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice.' And Miles Davis quipped: 'DonâÇÖt play whatâÇÖs there, play whatâÇÖs not there.' What we have in Christopher SodenâÇÖs wonder filledáTempting Godáis, as the title suggests, an intense questioning of the everyday we live and also the invisible mystery behind it. The struggle is one of identity and relationships, and often one seemsáá'like a thrush caught blindly / banging in an endless black flue.' Counterpointingááintimacy and memory, this masterful book forgesááa solution in moments 'of intersection, {where} the eartháá/ was a glad and remarkable / home, swaddling me / in the promise of miracles / within reach.' It is the God within us that Christopher comes to realize, and that the temptation is to create and preserve oneâÇÖs identity-something we can all learn from this book.-Richard Jackson, Author ofáThe Heart as Framed: New and Select Poemsá'The speaker in these splendid poems is beguiling, weary, and an astute observer of others, of the world. Hatred and confusion give away to fleeting intimacies and to the grace of miracles-another word for survival. The speakerâÇÖs journey is rich with fleshy, pungent moments, pop culture, and the shifting bonds between men. Soden is a wonderful poet and this book is a marvel.'áá-Eduardo Corral

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