{"product_id":"slight-faith-paperback","title":"slight faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRisa Denenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLana Hechtman Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The beauty of faith isn't so much about paradise as it is\u003cbr\u003e the absence before, the gap we must leap in order to land.\u003cbr\u003e In her meditative and profound book slight faith, Risa\u003cbr\u003e Denenberg plants her feet before the divide, wrestles with\u003cbr\u003e the angels of loss and doubt. 'There is nothing, ' Denenberg\u003cbr\u003e writes, 'on the other side for certainty to dine on.' Yet, \u003cbr\u003e there is so much in this book that nourishes.\u003cbr\u003e 'These are days of awe, ' she writes and while reading\u003cbr\u003e these poems I too am opened up to a sense of fear and\u003cbr\u003e wonder. These poems speak to the sacred within and\u003cbr\u003e outside of us. There is death and pain but inevitably there\u003cbr\u003e is 'the slipperiness of hope.' There is an almost reluctant\u003cbr\u003e acceptance of pleasure. 'I've grown passably \/ fond of\u003cbr\u003e rain, ' she says and I can't help but smile as she tries for\u003cbr\u003e something 'more pastoral.'\u003cbr\u003e Despite the scope of Denenberg's poetry, which spans\u003cbr\u003e generations and religions and loves, her talent for restraint\u003cbr\u003e offers the subtle power and influence of a musical score.\u003cbr\u003e It is a difficult and fine balance to strike. Although she\u003cbr\u003e may write from and for the perspective of those who only\u003cbr\u003e praise or lament, she recognizes the very different silences\u003cbr\u003e that come after. We are given invaluable moments of\u003cbr\u003e introspection. Tightly crafted, wise with a quietly passionate\u003cbr\u003e heart, slight faith will make a reader leap and marvel.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Michael Schmeltzer, author of Blood Song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712455282751,"sku":"9781936657353","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4e04dfca18d27e04db31462ce080b8f.webp?v=1765061803","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/slight-faith-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}