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This Will Be

By: Terry Boyle

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Hardcover | 2 June 2022

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72 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 0.64

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Liturgy and poetry share a lot of common properties. The liturgist and poet aim to transport the imagination of the reader beyond simple language and into an experience of the universal word. Through liturgical and poetic language, we come to discover a rich trove of possible meanings that surpasses the simple reading of the word. This Will Be is a collection of poems that explores the wonder and mystery surrounding our modern complex lives. Through the medium of these poems, our humanity is sympathetically rendered in the gentle interplay between Moses and his friend, the longing to connect to something more than materialism, and a joyful celebration of the beauty of language itself. There are no easy answers in this work to our daily fears and struggles. If there is any truth to be found in this collection it is that while we can be self-destructive, we're more than simple lemmings looking for the nearest cliff.

Industry Reviews

“Terry Boyle is a sensitive, funny, observant poet whose poetry emanates from a life fully lived and from biblical and Jewish references. What a gem.”
—Lizzi Heydemann, founder and senior rabbi, Mishkan Chicago

“Terry’s poetry escorts us along a spiritual pathway that resists the overhang of youthful certainties. He often journeys with Mr. Moses, but not the Moses whom many of us see as the arch-legalist. He allows us to contemplate ‘the One who muddles and obfuscates the known.’ The journey may be long, confusing, and fun, but we are not left exhausted, for we are encouraged to ‘face the finish line with the breath of God burning still in your lungs!’”
—David Gillett, assistant bishop, Diocese of Norwich, England

“These forty-five poems explore the mysteries of the spiritual life with the courage, honesty, and maturity Boyle has gained from hard-won personal experience. Many spiritual traditions come into play, yet there is great humor, too: the frequent interruptions by ‘Mr. Moses’ come to mind. And then there’s the poetry—the striking, beautiful, and penetrating images that stir the soul.”
—Francis Fennell, professor emeritus of English, Loyola University Chicago

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