This paper presents poetry as a possible means of spiritual formation and transformation. Through the example of two poets, Seamus Heaney and Matsuo Basho, as well as two poetic devices, symbol and metaphor, poetry proves capable of radically engaging and converting both spiritual attention and action. In addition, the colloquial and connotative nature of poetic language renders poetry capable of expressing spiritual matters in a manner more quotidian and concrete. As a result, spiritual edification through poetry can offer a more affective and accessible alternative to the sometimes unaccommodating technical and abstract aspects of theological and philosophical prose
“An art that knows its mind”: prayer, poetry and post-Catholic identity in Seamus Heaney’s “Squaring...
Poetry seems to occupy an ever-diminishing place in contemporary culture and this situation has give...
This thesis investigates the question ‘How might The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius influence th...
The process of writing poetry, especially poetry with a spiritual focus, is far from cut-and-dry, bu...
Combining reader-response theory with spiritual teachings, this article explores how reading poetry ...
Heaney\u27s poetry has grown and changed since the publication of his first collection of poetry, De...
Poetry for Seamus Heaney has an ‘archaeological’ function. Much of Heaney’s poetry engages with the ...
The literal opus of Seamus Heaney is imbued with problems that range from the essence of being a con...
Joan Jones begins this essay by exploring what is meant by the terms ‘theology’ and ‘poetry’. ‘Theol...
The development of Christian mysticism is deeply bound to poetics. This examination first considers ...
The article is based on Heidegger’s understanding of the world as the so-called fourings, in which o...
Poetry is a language of devotion. It is the melody that resonates from one’s pure conscience. Being ...
This project explores the nature of the self’s relationship to language, particularly creative lingu...
Seamus Heaney's prose poetics return repeatedly to the adequacy of poetry, its ameliorative, restora...
My thesis explores the relationship between God and poetry. I assert that poetry is not only the bes...
“An art that knows its mind”: prayer, poetry and post-Catholic identity in Seamus Heaney’s “Squaring...
Poetry seems to occupy an ever-diminishing place in contemporary culture and this situation has give...
This thesis investigates the question ‘How might The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius influence th...
The process of writing poetry, especially poetry with a spiritual focus, is far from cut-and-dry, bu...
Combining reader-response theory with spiritual teachings, this article explores how reading poetry ...
Heaney\u27s poetry has grown and changed since the publication of his first collection of poetry, De...
Poetry for Seamus Heaney has an ‘archaeological’ function. Much of Heaney’s poetry engages with the ...
The literal opus of Seamus Heaney is imbued with problems that range from the essence of being a con...
Joan Jones begins this essay by exploring what is meant by the terms ‘theology’ and ‘poetry’. ‘Theol...
The development of Christian mysticism is deeply bound to poetics. This examination first considers ...
The article is based on Heidegger’s understanding of the world as the so-called fourings, in which o...
Poetry is a language of devotion. It is the melody that resonates from one’s pure conscience. Being ...
This project explores the nature of the self’s relationship to language, particularly creative lingu...
Seamus Heaney's prose poetics return repeatedly to the adequacy of poetry, its ameliorative, restora...
My thesis explores the relationship between God and poetry. I assert that poetry is not only the bes...
“An art that knows its mind”: prayer, poetry and post-Catholic identity in Seamus Heaney’s “Squaring...
Poetry seems to occupy an ever-diminishing place in contemporary culture and this situation has give...
This thesis investigates the question ‘How might The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius influence th...