Second Sky: Poems (Poiema Poetry Series) (Poiema Poetry (Numbered))
''While these poems are anchored by Paul s familiar words, his directives and admonishments, Tania Runyan s plucky responses challenge traditional pictures of the believer s life. God s grace appears in many guises in her poems from a frisbee laid bare in the melting snow to a drive on icy roads with a carload of children. These are spirited and intimate pictures of a suburban woman s encounter with holy mystery, often both unpredictable and oddly comforting.''Jill Palaez Baumgaertner, Professor of English, Wheaton College''This is a remarkable book. The poems are brief posts about the fissures - cataclysms - emergencies in the daily life of a parent, a spouse, a friend. It was only after devouring the book that I went back to check on how each poem glosses a passage of Scripture. There are layers and layers here to uncover. I will discover them slowly, but meanwhile, I love the fierce brio of these poems. I love their intelligence and urgency.''--Jeanne Murray Walker, Professor of English, University of Delaware --Wipf and Stock Publishers