Cries of the Spirit: More Than 300 Poems in Celebration of Women's Spirituality

by Marilyn Sewell

Book Overview

Brimming over with the inspirational words and thoughts of some of our finest writers, Cries of the Spirit is a beautiful sourcebook of poetry and prose in praise of life and all that it entails. Here women's voices fill the age-old silence about matters central to their experience-from menstruation, sexual intimacy, and childbirth to caretaking, household rituals, and death. These writings represent a healing vision of the sacred that emerges from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807068497
• ISBN13: 9780807068496
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Gratitude

Marilyn Sewell's work on "Cries of the Spirit" was more than worth the price and I have wanted to thank her over and over. A death in the family and I grab her book to find the right words, a marriage and there she is again, providing a womans point of view from a variety of woman that I have found extremely useful. No matter the occassion, a new baby in the family for instance, and flip of the pages and Marilyn found one more woman who said what I want to say beautifully. Not to mention the times I sit alone, staring at the bay and use the poetry for inspiration for myself. "Cries of the Spirit" (and laughter I might add) is a worth while find!

A Handboook for a Woman's Spirit

I've had this book for about three years, and given it as a gift numerous times to my women friends, because it's the perfect companion in any mood and for any occasion. Marilyn Sewell has collected a broad spectrum of poetry from women, both famous poets and not-so-famous, and collected the entries into categories that make it simple to find a reading for just about any occasion or ceremony. There are wise words here, beautifully presented. Bring this book back into print! Buy it! Have it on hand as an instant resource, along with the collections by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon ("Earth Prayers," "Life Prayers," "Prayers for a Thousand Years") for all those occasions when you need the exact right perfect reading for an important moment.

An exceptional sampler.

This volume is shaped around intuitive explorations of women's spiritual journey: "Owning Self," "The Imperative of Intimacy, "Mothering," "Generations," "Sacredness in the Ordinary," "Images of the Divine." Though my 18-year-old daughter and I have come to perceive ourselves as women very differently, this is a volume we both have come to love. I wouldn't think of sending her off to college without her own copy!

Wonderful collection of poetry that affirms best in women

Almost every page of this collection is an immediate, here-and-now blessing, affirming the special qualities, intuitions and essences that are being a woman. I pick it up again and again for laughter, comfort, wisdom, fellowship and pure enjoyment. Some authors are old friends; meeting new poets was wonderful. It is a terrific introduction to literature and a great gift.

Feminine Spirituality reaches across many religions...

If you like poetry, if you are a woman or like women, if you are searching for or have found spirituality, you have encountered a book that feels like home to your soul. Cries of the Spirit is a book that touches on Feminine Spirituality in every way I could imagine possible. It felt like a big soft couch to my soul