{"product_id":"playing-with-fire-christian-poets-reflect-on-faith-and-practice-paperback","title":"Playing with Fire: Christian Poets Reflect on Faith and Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge David Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eL. S. Klatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do Christian poets from different theological traditions have to say about the nature and aims of poetry? What might faithfulness to Jesus Christ look like in the daily practice of writing poems? How do experiences in faith communities inform poetic values?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writers of the essays in \u003ci\u003e Playing with Fire \u003c\/i\u003eexplore the calling of the poet, personally and theoretically. Part testimony, part manifesto, each piece seeks to work out the implications and complications of vocational discipleship while offering provocative reflections on the state of the art. These are testimonies on pilgrimage, feeling their way toward a visionary poetics even as they confront misperceptions about the genre and false allegiances that undermine the practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituated in the contemporary scene, the book's roster purposely features mid-career poets, many of whom are active in teaching and editing. They are risk-takers versed in formal innovation and attracted to the newer possibilities electrifying the field. At the same time, \u003ci\u003e Playing with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e engages the literary wisdom of the ages and extrapolates from it. This is a book for anyone interested in the intersections between faith and culture-making, guided by the belief that Christians, with the help of the Scriptures and the church, can contribute something meaningful to the conversation about the motive and modus of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge David Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eReveille \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e Newly Not Eternal\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Miller Williams Prize, editor the journal \u003ci\u003e32 Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e and teacher of creative writing at Washington \u0026amp; Jefferson College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. S. Klatt\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003e Cloud of Ink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Interloper\u003c\/i\u003e, and the recent \u003ci\u003eSaint with a Peacock Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and the winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize and the Juniper Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107152884013,"sku":"9781481320757","price":52.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/0C-Z2z5WWT9781481320757.webp?v=1780417407","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/playing-with-fire-christian-poets-reflect-on-faith-and-practice-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}