William Jolliff

Incarnations of the Heart

Arts & Literature

“Mark McLeod's poetry and prose drag us masterfully on a vicarious adventure from childhood through fatherhood, forcing us to look passionately and squarely at the twisted shapes a truth can take. Who can say where the poet ends and the philosopher begins, or vice versa? It's hard to imagine a more deeply incarnational book--an everyday bliss-laden, pain-weary trek through the particular wonders of eternity!”

The Bronze Serpent

Arts & Literature

“In a contemporary poetry scene that too often privileges those who would pose among the commonplace, Edward Lense’s The Bronze Serpent refuses to assume the position. These poems are unapologetically sophisticated, both poetically and noetically. With careful attention to pitch and pulse, Lense composes a definitive musicality that speaks to the ear and the heart: this accomplished work challenges the mind as surely as it braces the spirit. His meditations are devotional in every better sense.”