Twisted Shapes of Light (Poiema Poetry Series), by William Jolliff
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Whether recalling long days on a tractor, late nights at prayer meeting, or the joyful heartbreak of raising a family, the poems in Twisted Shapes of Light take truth where they find it. William Jolliff wraps both arms around the phenomenon old Quakers called "that of God in everyone," welcoming into his work a unique cast of characters seldom portrayed in contemporary poetry. The result is an honest struggle with faith and failure--and even an occasional revelation. "Jolliff is like a postmodern Job, who alternates between belief, skepticism, and earnest longing to believe. His poems create a theodicy by presenting intimate portraits of family, personages from history, and biblical characters, or even himself, cataloging with deft observation and wry wit the foibles and real evil along with uncalculated, unconscious acts of virtue and love." --David Mehler, editor of Triggerfish Critical Review "Twisted Shapes of Light maps a humanity sown, cultivated, tended, and harvested from the farms and churches of Midwest Ohio to the suburbs and campuses of coastal Oregon. Jolliff's deeply lived poems sing a faithful compassion towards people and places that often defy any evidence of a merciful God. Dramatizing how we live our doubt and pain, our belief and joy, these verses remind us that evidence is not what we need." --Samuel Smith, Professor of English, Messiah College "Jolliff captures struggle with spirit in all its forms: the trepidations of a student at registration, the mirror of reluctance seen in cattle stunned with the unexpected gift of hay in winter, the unabashed joyous explosion of children from stifling schoolhouse doors, and the ghosts that visit a farmer listening to the devilish beat of rain on a tin barn roof. . . . And, of course, the songs of the people at missions, in the fields, at funerals, and in shelters--Jolliff adds his delicate songs to theirs in unison." --Michael F. Latza, editor of Willow Review "Humble and radiant, Jolliff tends the thorns of faith knowing that to touch is to bleed, to grasp the rough-hewn cross is to ask for a handful of splinters. But what joy in the wounding, Jolliff proclaims with a penitents' bold irreverence and deep compassion." --Gina Ochsner, author of People I Wanted to Be "From a mud-wracked farm in southern Ohio to a small gray college in western Oregon, Jolliff carries with him the shadows of the poor in spirit cast by 'twisted shapes of light.' Few other poets can so evoke the wretchedness of our human experience and yet, at the same time, intuit its hidden spiritual comforts. Read him for a shock of dire recognition and come away with hard-earned hope." --Paul J. Willis, author of Say This Prayer into the Past "These poems not only reveal Jolliff as a beautiful writer and craftsman but also as a sharp-eyed observer of the world, offering a vision that is simultaneously generous, precise, and humorous. Twisted Shapes of Light manages to achieve two sometimes contradictory goals: rewarding the poetry aficionado while welcoming the casual reader." --Nathaniel L. Hansen, editor of Windhover: A Journal of Christian Literature William Jolliff grew up on a family farm just outside Magnetic Springs, Ohio, and currently serves as Professor of English at George Fox University. His previous books include The Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier: A Readers' Edition (2000).
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Twisted Shapes of Light (Poiema Poetry Series), by William Jolliff Review ''Jolliff is like a postmodern Job, who alternates between belief, skepticism, and earnest longing to believe. His poems create a theodicy by presenting intimate portraits of family, personages from history, and biblical characters, or even himself, cataloging with deft observation and wry wit the foibles and real evil along with uncalculated, unconscious acts of virtue and love.''--David Mehler, editor of Triggerfish Critical Review''Twisted Shapes of Light maps a humanity sown, cultivated, tended, and harvested from the farms and churches of Midwest Ohio to the suburbs and campuses of coastal Oregon. Jolliff's deeply lived poems sing a faithful compassion towards people and places that often defy any evidence of a merciful God. Dramatizing how we live our doubt and pain, our belief and joy, these verses remind us that evidence is not what we need.''--Samuel Smith, Professor of English, Messiah College''Jolliff captures struggle with spirit in all its forms: the trepidations of a student at registration, the mirror of reluctance seen in cattle stunned with the unexpected gift of hay in winter, the unabashed joyous explosion of children from stifling schoolhouse doors, and the ghosts that visit a farmer listening to the devilish beat of rain on a tin barn roof. . . . And, of course, the songs of the people at missions, in the fields, at funerals, and in shelters--Jolliff adds his delicate songs to theirs in unison.''--Michael F. Latza, editor of Willow Review ''Humble and radiant, Jolliff tends the thorns of faith knowing that to touch is to bleed, to grasp the rough-hewn cross is to ask for a handful of splinters. But what joy in the wounding, Jolliff proclaims with a penitents' bold irreverence and deep compassion.''--Gina Ochsner, author of People I Wanted to Be''From a mud-wracked farm in southern Ohio to a small gray college in western Oregon, Jolliff carries with him the shadows of the poor in spirit cast by 'twisted shapes of light.' Few other poets can so evoke the wretchedness of our human experience and yet, at the same time, intuit its hidden spiritual comforts. Read him for a shock of dire recognition and come away with hard-earned hope.''--Paul J. Willis, author of Say This Prayer into the Past''These poems not only reveal Jolliff as a beautiful writer and craftsman but also as a sharp-eyed observer of the world, offering a vision that is simultaneously generous, precise, and humorous. Twisted Shapes of Light manages to achieve two sometimes contradictory goals: rewarding the poetry aficionado while welcoming the casual reader.''--Nathaniel L. Hansen, editor of Windhover: A Journal of Christian Literature --Wipf and Stock Publishers
About the Author William Jolliff grew up on a family farm just outside Magnetic Springs, Ohio, and currently serves as Professor of English at George Fox University. His previous books include The Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier: A Readers' Edition (2000).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Common Lives, Uncommon Poetry By Doc Arnett If you're a big Helen Steiner Rice fan, this probably isn't your book. If you appreciate the complexity of the world, even for believers, you're in for a treat!There is fire in these poems but it is not the same fire in every poem. In some passion and bitterness, in some hospitality and compassion, in some whimsy and skepticism. Even an undeniable sensuality in a few. In all of them, William Jolliff's love of the unpretentious comes through. Whether he's venting about the harsh hollowness of fundamentalism or treasuring the crumbs of memory from a church potluck in the rolling farmlands of central Ohio, it's all absolutely real. Bill Jolliff is a rare blend of keen intellect, poetic mastery and dirt-real roots. Just about everything that he is and has been shows through in the poems of this collection: farm kid, seminary student, college professor, musician, father and more.This is real stuff here, common lives and people subjected to uncommon examination and reflection and offered up in music and meter, image and sound, all well-honed and polished. His love of the earth and the earthy weaves its way throughout these stories, often in vivid images.Do not take this for light, quick reading. This is the sipping bourbon of poetry: take your time and then take your time again. These poems bear up to repeated reading and every now and then, there'll be a line, usually the last one, that'll just about pull the breath right out of you. But in the end, you'll find some resonation with Jolliff's journey, "… he learns the way light/can shine through pain…"
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Jolliff's newest collection is beautifully crafted, honest By Zachariah J. Middleton Jolliff's newest collection is beautifully crafted, honest, and humble writing. Full of music, teaching, spirit, and light, these poems will stick with you throughout your day, and I suspect, much longer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I particularly enjoyed "The Way We Live with Sorrow By Daniel Roberson I just had the pleasure this evening of finishing up this delightful collection of poems. It is full of vibrant characters, joys, sorrows, and the honest seeking after God. I particularly enjoyed "The Way We Live with Sorrow," "Sermon for a Monday," and "The Sheep Farmer," among many others. If you like poetry, and even if you don't, I'd give it a try.
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