The Sky's Window

by Martin Wroe

Publisher: Martin Wroe
Copyright: © 2006 Martin Wroe Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Edition: First Edition
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Printed: 76 pages, 6.14" x 9.21", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

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The Sky’s Window is a new collection of readings from the London-based writer Martin Wroe. Finding the mysterious in the mundane, the sacramental in the seemingly ordinary, these ‘lines and lyrics in search of a numinous now’ offer a fresh perspective on life - from first beginnings to final endings. Many were originally written for public reading while some are designed for quiet reflection. All try to offer a sideways glance, a fleeting glimpse, of the unseen Love behind all things. They look at the ordinary ‘with a hunch that it contains more than itself’, with the hope that a prayer can become a poem and a poem can be read like prayer.


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21 May 2007
So it’s taken me a while to get round to reading this but now I have I can give it the thumbs up. Why would it matter that I like it? Well no reason really, except that I teach poetry to teenagers and once you get into poetry it’s as great a way to state a case as any. This book has an Emily Dickinson-like preoccupation with death and what’s next splattered with some light-hearted perceptive moments that keep us from heading towards the light and affirm the life we’re in. This is accessible, fun and sometimes serious - a good read.
What light through yonder... [ No Rating ] 7 Oct 2006
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Some beautifully composed poetry in here, full of ideas that have me thinking and re-reading passages over again, and shall no doubt stay on my bed side table for a while to come. Highly recommended.
religious poetry
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15 Aug 2006
The reference to George Herbert the Metaphysical poet in the introduction is a strong hint of the content. This book should be popular, it is witty and clever, if a little taxing as Herbert is with his conceits.

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