Writing Christian Poetry

<p>Here be dragons. And doves.</p><p><br></p><p>In a series of poems written for a course at the University of Chicago the students learn how writing Christian poetry involves language at all levels: sound sense rhythm story-telling and symbolism. As Professor Rachel Fulton Brown explains in her Introduction these poems participate in the long tradition of Christian revelation of a world imbued with meaning through story the Creator reflected in his creatures every syllable participating in the singing of the stars. The students' stories include meditations on death choice judgment devotion and loss of faith but end with the <em>godspell</em> that breaks through the veil of sorrow into joy.</p><p><br></p>