This anthology of sacred poetry from the three great monotheistic religions of the West–Christianity, Judaism, Islam-presents luminous offerings by such disparate voices as Francis of Assisi, Yehuda Amichai, William Blake, Rumi, Louise Erdrich, Rainer Maria Rilke, Maria Tsvetaeva, Sylvia Plath, Wallace Stevens, Nelly Sachs, Gharib Nawaz, Allen Ginsberg and 55 others. This collection reflects deeply felt religious sensibilities, as well as the passionate poems of poets driven by a yearning for God.
As Editor:
Burning Bright
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345380290