David's Crown: A Poetic Companion to the Psalms

By Malcolm Guite

Book Overview

As well as the name of a virus, a corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where interlinking lines connect a sequence. It is the perfect name therefore for this new collection of 150 poems by the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite, each one written in response to the Bible's 150 psalms as they appear in William Coverdale's timeless translation. The Psalms express every human emotion with disarming honesty, as anger and thankfulness alike are directed at God. All of life is here with its moments of beauty and its times of despair and shame. Like the Psalms themselves, the poems do not avoid the cursing and glorying over the downfall of your enemies, but wrestle honestly with them as we do when we come to say them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786223066
• ISBN13: 9781786223067
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Canterbury Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Easy to read poetry with refreshing depth

Beautiful, inspiring poetry based on the Psalms. Even better than I had hoped. Purchasing several copies as gifts. Your mind and spirit will thank you for investing in this wonderful book!