Poetry and Anthologies
Far from Home: Poems of faith, grief and gladness
Andrew Lansdown
Little sisters pretending their father is a pelican; a man achieving “a gawky grace” while asleep in a public library; a woman stepping past a sprinkler in a confined space “like an Andalusian horse/ dancing”; a traveller weeping uncomforted in a café in Sydney; an aboriginal man playing a didgeridoo in prison; a son praying for his mother in her pain; a random spray from a damaged hose watering a wild daisy; a rainbow enfolding the fuselage of an aeroplane “like a promise”: these are a few of the many surprising, moving things depicted in this collection of poems by Andrew Lansdown.
Far from Home abounds with warmth, insight, quirkiness and compassion. The poems explore and express loss, grief, longing, regret, hope and happiness. They celebrate family, friendship, freedom and courage. They affirm the astonishing value of human life and are informed by an integrity that arises from the poet’s Christian faith. Readers, however, do not need to share his faith in order to appreciate his poems. These are poems of the human condition; and as such, they speak to every human heart.
ISBN: 978-1-921633-14-0
$19.95 ($22.00 including postage from the website).
For other books by Andrew Lansdown, check out: Birds in Mind, published by Wombat Books, and his author website. More...
Psalms of Everyday Christians Volume 1:
All Creation Sings. $9.95
ISBN: 978-1-921633-02-7
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Due for release September 2010. $9.95. ($11.00 total with postage) Submissions open for Psalms currently. Ongoing volumes to be published. Check it out if you are a poet and want to know what we like! Also a great gift book or to use in worship!
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More about the compilers Annette Paskins and Rochelle Manners
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