Bibliograph

Holy sparks, by Diana Woodcock

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Holy sparks, by Diana Woodcock

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Holy sparks

Oclc number

1345511938

Responsibility statement

by Diana Woodcock

Summary

"Holy Sparks is a collection of ecopoetry with a spiritual spin-a call to partake of Earth's wisdom so that we might participate in the Creator's ongoing work"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

PREFACE: The ecopoet's prayer -- I: Called out by Bulbuls -- Little tern -- Aggression, a history lesson -- At the edge of the Arabian Sea -- Red-legged kittiwakes -- For the birds near the Arctic Circle -- We are not gods -- Vulturine guineafowl -- Holy sparks -- Keeping silent -- II: Clinging -- Envisioning mercy -- Anatomy of empathy -- Ray of darkness -- Camels going to market -- If only -- Territorial disputes -- Watching zebras and doves -- Empty -- III: Since Svalbard's discovery -- Orvieto, or another way to pray -- On the Feast Day of St. Clare -- Twelve days in the Tongass -- Everglades history lesson one -- Returning -- Fire raging, questions blazing -- Imbolic (Candlemas) Day -- IV: Beyond all hunger and ambition -- Subhanallah -- In between Haram and Halal -- Teaching anthropocene children -- Nature's revered teachers -- These days -- The secret to positive thinking -- In search of my own hazelnut -- To life -- Release into the light -- Enduring burning -- V: Feast of St. Brigit -- No death -- I turn my face to the Sun -- Nature's patience -- Indistinguishable -- After Reading Steps Toward a Small Theory of the Visible by John Berger -- Hope -- To save us from the dark -- Come bask in the divine light -- Let's be brazen and alert -- To die with life -- Feast of the Annunciation -- Elegy for the Tibetans who chose self-immolation -- Acknowledgments -- Notes

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