Astonishments: Selected Poems of Anna Kamienska

by Anna Kamieńska

Book Overview

Kamienska came of age during the horrors of the Nazi occupation of Poland and lived under Communism. These experiences, as well as the sudden death of her husband, led her to engagement with the Bible and the great religious thinkers of the 20th century.

Her poems record the struggles of a rational mind with religious faith, addressing loneliness and uncertainty in a remarkably direct, unsentimental manner. Her spiritual quest has resulted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557255997
• ISBN13: 9781557255990
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"