To All the Mirrored Doors of Beginning, a Journey Ending - Hardcover

Rifka, Ruth

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798385233922

Publisher: Resource Publications (CA), 2024

Synopsis

In her ninety-sixth year, Ruth Rifka still finds herself searching out and advocating for ultimate truths. To All the Mirrored Doors of Beginning . . . A Journey Ending spans the beginnings of the Ukraine/Russia war and the first seven months of the Israel/Hamas war. It is a journey of seeking and forming a Weltanschauung, a facing down of one's mortality, while preoccupied with the realities of war and navigating the stress of facing down and coming to terms with the imminent demise of a husband in palliative care. In the writing process, the poems become sustaining prayers for peace, guidance, expressions of humbling gratitude, and parting blessings for the reader.

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About the Author

Ruth Rifka is a painter/writer, who in her 96th year, still finds herself searching out and advocating for ultimate truths. Her poetry and short stories have been showcased on CBC Anthology, and published in magazines like Fiddlehead, Tamarack, Branching Out, Room of One's Own, Descant, Contemporary Verse 2, Presence, and in various international anthologies. Her first collection of poems, PAINTING THE EYE IN A BUTTERFLY'S WING, was published by Beret Press in 2023. Her paintings have exhibited in the United States and Canada.

To All the Mirrored Doors of Beginning...a Journey Ending, was begun midst the Ukraine/Russia War and completed during the first seven months of the Israel/Hamas war. It is a journey of seeking and forming a Weltanschauung, a facing down of one's mortality, while pre-occupied with the realities of war, and navigating the stress of facing down and coming to terms with the imminent demise of her husband. She is now immersed in a sequel, addressing continuing global wars, personal redemption, and sharing what gives her hope.

Edition details

• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798385233922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 102