{"product_id":"soon-done-with-the-crosses-poems-hardcover","title":"Soon Done with the Crosses: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaude Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo excerpts from spirituals, offered as epigraphs, foreshadow themes in Soon Done with the Crosses. The first song, \"One of These Days,\" suggests inevitable burdens that all of us must bear at some point, while the second song, \"Do Lord,\" supposes a glorious reward for those who faithfully endure. The poems in this book form a catalog of varied trials--both historical and contemporary--drawn from art, imaginings, the natural world, and aspects of the human condition, coupled with questions about eternity. Though while the collection begins with pleas for some bright assurance, it concludes in yet another vigil through dark, lonely hours, longing for morning's clarifying light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaude Wilkinson is a critic, essayist, painter, and poet. His previous poetry collections include \u003ci\u003eReading\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award, \u003ci\u003eJoy in the Morning, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarvelous Light, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorld without End\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a provost scholar and also John and Renée Grisham Visiting Southern Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi. Other honors for his poetry include a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship and the Whiting Writers' Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933556469871,"sku":"9781666765588","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/T9uH0BDacY9781666765588.webp?v=1775872757","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/soon-done-with-the-crosses-poems-hardcover","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}