Taking Root in the Heart: A Collection of Thirty-Four Poets from the Christian Century - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 164060703X ISBN 13: 9781640607033

Publisher: Paraclete Press, 2023

Synopsis

A new collection from the best and most prolific poets published in the Christian Century over the past twenty-five years.

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About the Author

Jill Peláez Baumgaertner received her BA and PhD from Emory University. She taught at Valparaiso University and joined the faculty of Wheaton College in 1980. She is the author of five collections of poetry, including Finding Cuba, an exploration of her Cuban ancestry, and What Cannot Be Fixed. She has also edited a collection of poetry, Imago Dei: Poetry from Christianity and Literature; written a textbook/anthology, Poetry; and published Flannery O'Connor: A Proper Scaring, still in print after thirty years. She was a Fulbright fellow to Spain, served as the poetry editor of The Cresset and First Things and currently serves as poetry editor of The Christian Century. She is also past president of the Conference on Christianity and Literature and is Professor Emerita of English and former Dean of Humanities and Theological Studies at Wheaton College. She has written libretti and lyrics for the music of Carl Schalk, Michael Costello, Richard Hillert, and Michael Gandolfi. She and her husband, Martin, a retired judge, live in Chicago.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 164060703X
• ISBN 13: 9781640607033
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Peláez Baumgaertner Jill