Reversing Entropy (eBook)

Poems

Luci Shaw (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
128 Seiten
Paraclete Press (Verlag)
978-1-64060-871-9 (ISBN)

Infos

From the pen of beloved poet Luci Shaw comes a new collection that celebrates inspired creativity as an antidote to chaos.
The poet's own words best describe the heart of this pinnacle collection of new work by beloved writer Luci Shaw:

Entropy: A measure of the molecular disorder, or randomness, of a system, its lack of order or predictability, resulting in a gradual decline into disorder. 

Our universe, and the systems within it, constantly shift from their created states of order towards disorder, or chaos. The second law of thermodynamics asserts that entropy, or disorder, always increases with time. Creative human activities such as art, architecture, music, story or film are human efforts to halt and reverse this loss of meaning. Thus, smaller systems, like individual poems, become highly ordered as they receive energy from outside themselves, from the poet. They reverse entropy because they are moving from a state of disorder (all the random ideas, words and phrases available to the writer) into an orderly form designed by the writer to create meaningful images and concepts in the reader's mind (which is where the word "imag-ination" comes from.) This transfer of images, concepts and ideas into the mind of a reader is the task of poetry and the calling of the poet. Just as a composer of music gathers rhythms, notes, melodies, or harmony, organizing them into fugues or sonatas or concertos, so poets work and write to discover ways of arranging their responses to the world in words that introduce meaning and beauty in the mind of the reader. 

Which is what I've been trying to do for most of my life. 

Autor

Luci Shaw was born in London, England, in 1928. A poet and essayist whose writing has appeared in numerous literary and religious journals, in 2013 she received the tenth annual Denise Levertov Award for Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University, and in 2023 she received the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her lifetime of work in the Christian publishing industry. The author of over thirty-five books of poetry and creative non-fiction, since 1986 she has been Writer in Residence at Regent College, Vancouver. She lives with her husband, John Hoyte, in Bellingham, WA.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.4.2024
• Verlagsort: ORLEANS
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Schlagworte: American poetry • Angels Everywhere • An Incremental Life • Artistic Expression • authentic reflection • best American Christian poetry • best Christian poets • best known Christian poets • best women poets • celebration of existence • challenges of aging • Christian poet • Christian Poetry in America • Chrysostom society • connection to nature • Contemplative Poetry • Contemplative verses • creative inspiration • Deep introspection • emotional depth • essence of being alive • exhilarating rush of inspiration • External World • eye of the beholder • gifts for poetry lovers • gifts for women • Human Experience • incremental journey of life • inner journey • Introspective poetry • joy of spring • lasting impression • life's complexities • Luci M. Shaw • Luci Shaw • Luci Shaw poetry • lyrical prose • madeleine l'engle • moments of reflection • natural beauty • nature poetry • Pacific Northwest poet • passage of time • Personal Transformation • philosophical musings • Poetic exploration • poetry collection • poetry of faith • poetry on aging • Poetry on Faith • profound insights • quiet moments of contemplation • Religious poetry • Resilience of the human spirit • savor the beauty • Scott Cairns • Search for Meaning • seasoned poetry lover • spiritual growth poetry • spiritual poetry • tender memories • The Generosity • timeless themes • transformative power • universal truths • windows opening onto the soul • woman poet • Women poets • wonder and reverence
• ISBN-10: 1-64060-871-0 / 1640608710
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64060-871-9 / 9781640608719