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Into the open : poems new and selected

Title
Into the open : poems new and selected / Susan McCaslin.
Author
McCaslin, Susan, 1947-
Publication
  • Toronto, Canada : Inanna Publications and Education Inc., [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
xvi, 365 pages; 19 cm
Summary
"Into the Open: Poems New and Selected is both a compendium and compression of the best and most representative of Susan McCaslin's poetry over nearly five decades. In addition, it showcases new work. The explorations of Into the Open begin with McCaslin's intense early interest in mystical Christianity, but expand to include global wisdom traditions from cultures east and west. Her work does not advocate for a particular system of belief, but exemplifies the open-ended probings of an inquiring mind. A selection of her new work in a powerful sequence called Lineage takes up some of her earlier themes but pushes them into new arenas, addressing questions of how to age into elder-dom; how to take one's place with humility and gratitude in a world fraught with pain and loss; how to remain open to wonder. In the words of her editor Katerina Fretwell, "Selecting from Susan McCaslin's eighteen-book oeuvre Into the Open has been a pilgrimage through her poetic and spiritual evolution. Her visionary poetscapes conjure William Blake, Thomas Merton, Greco-Roman mythology, angels, the Canadian mystic Olga Park, John of Patmos, Teresa of Avila, Henry Vaughan, Lao Tzu, Han Shan, Mary Magdalene and other unitive mystics of many cultures, faiths and eras. Such diversity suggests the range and reach of McCaslin's work. Here is a poet at the peak of her powers.""--
Series Statement
Inanna poetry & fiction series
Uniform Title
  • Poems. Selections
  • Inanna poetry & fiction series.
Alternative Title
Poems.
Subject
  • 1900-2099
  • Spirituality > Poetry
  • Mysticism > Poetry
  • Christian poetry, Canadian > 20th century
  • Christian poetry, Canadian > 21st century
  • Christian poetry, Canadian
  • Mysticism
  • Spirituality
Genre/Form
Poetry.
Call Number
JFC 18-93
ISBN
  • 9781771334655
  • 1771334657
  • 9781771334686
  • 1771334681
LCCN
2017434952
OCLC
981173541
Author
McCaslin, Susan, 1947- author.
Title
Into the open : poems new and selected / Susan McCaslin.
Publisher
Toronto, Canada : Inanna Publications and Education Inc., [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Inanna poetry & fiction series
Inanna poetry & fiction series.
Chronological Term
1900-2099
Other Form:
McCaslin, Susan, 1947- Poems. Selections Into the open.: Toronto, Canada : Inanna Publications and Education Inc., 2017. Inanna poetry and fiction series Inanna poetry & fiction series (CaOONL)20179054325
Research Call Number
JFC 18-93
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