Second Sky
Nov 2013 · Poiema Poetry Series Book 10 · Wipf and Stock Publishers
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In Second Sky, Runyan intertwines the life and writings of the Apostle Paul with the spiritual journey of a modern suburban woman confronting the broken world. Second Sky wrestles with the deeply personal challenges presented in Paul's letters and experiences: putting on the new self, burying oneself with Christ, and counting all as loss while driving through snowstorms, reading horrific headlines, and bathing the family dog. These are not simple poems of religious inspiration; they are steely encounters with the living God. Runyan invites us to work out our salvation in rusted Cadillacs, operating rooms, and packs of wild coyotes. Meanwhile, Paul runs from the collapsing walls of his prison cell toward shipwrecks and vipers, meeting us on our own roads to Damascus, the earth breaking open to a second sky of faith.
About the author
Tania Runyan, an NEA fellow, is the author of A Thousand Vessels, Simple Weight, and Delicious Air, which won the Book of the Year from the Conference on Christianity and Literature. Her work has appeared in dozens of journals, including Poetry, Image, The Christian Century, Books & Culture, Mid-American Review, and the Harvard Divinity Bulletin. She lives with her family in northern Illinois.
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