Ashley R. Sanders

The Longing

Arts & Literature

“In The Longing, Paul Hooker bids us to follow his journey, a pilgrimage where surprises continue to create tension and discovery that lead to certainty and questioning. His poetry evokes a sense of anticipation, curiosity, and wonder, priming the reader to engage with immediate feelings spurred by irony, nostalgia, certainty, and more in the poetry. Here we discover that it is longing that connects us, and longing is the journey we embark upon as creation and Creator.”