When Calvin Miller's narrative poem The Singer arrived in 1975, so distinct in imagination and style, I was amazed at its strangeness, originality, power and vividness. In the intervening years, as I have come to know Miller as a friend and fellow traveler, I have often been amazed at the range of his knowing and feeling humanity. Miller s mind is quick and witty and full of electrical insight, and his spirit is generous. He is truly a gift from the Earthmaker. The Singer must never be allowed to be out of print.
Every generation needs to read it.
We read The Singer together soon after it first came out. Calvin Miller's great gift is to sing Jesus powerfully, to the blessing of our generation and those to come.