To the Green Man: Poems - Softcover

"Individually and collectively, the poems in Mark Jarman's beautiful book, "To the Green Man, recognize both the need for the consolations of faith and the elusiveness of faith in the face of the hard facts of experience: the loss of loved ones, depression, mortal fears, the sheer contingencies of daily life. Beyond the wonderful music of his lines, the formal poise, the mix of narrative and lyric modes, what makes "To the Green Man such an important and memorable book is its enactment of a spiritual struggle to be at once at home in the world and astonished by it."
--Alan Shapiro

Poetry and religion meet in this collection of poetry that tests the doctrines and language of American Christianity against contemporary experience. Simultaneous.