Christian Poetry

The back page column of the Church Times, famously occupied for many years by Ronald Blythe, continues to be a breath of fresh air in the hands of ...

Christmas-themed reflections accompanied by favourite carols, hymns, poems and prayers. 25 short reflective pieces for the Christmas season written...

With the season of Advent, the coming of Christ is imminent, and following the contours of the season leads through a rich time of preparation for ...

This deeply personal and at times haunting collection of poems reflects the search for God in the pain and vulnerability of life, in human relation...

Having come to faith as a young adult, Sarah Parkinson had always had a strong sense of the presence and loving care of God in her life. Following ...

Reminiscent of Malcolm Guite's bestselling Sounding the Seasons, this beautiful collection offers scripture-inspired poems for each of the major se...

A Revelation of Love, translated by John Skinner. John Skinner’s translation offers today’s reader the immediacy of one of the most powerful books ...

A Mind Intent on God. The Spiritual Writings of Alcuin of York - An Introduction, by Douglas Dales. Alcuin of York was one of the most significant ...

After Prayer, New sonnets and other poems, By Malcolm Guite. This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite featur...

As well as the name of a virus, a corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where inte...

Dream of Gerontius. Preface by Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR. Cardinal Newman’s renowned poem describes the death of an old man and the journey of hi...

Etched by Silence. A Pilgrimage Through the Poetry of R S Thomas, by Jim Cotter. This collection of poems by Wales' most famous poet-priest, R S Th...

George Mackay Brown. No Separation. The poet, novelist and dramatist, is seen by some as not just Orkney's, but Britain's best twentieth-century po...

Holy Luck, Poems of the Kingdom. By Eugene H. Peterson. In this collection of captivating and striking poems, the acclaimed writer Eugene Peterson ...

In Every Corner Sing. A Poet's Corner collection, by Malcolm Guite. Succeeding Ronald Blythe's Word From Wormingford, one of the most beloved colum...

In the Bleak Midwinter explores the power of Advent and the joy of Christmas through the poetry of Christina Rossetti. Best known for her poems-tur...

Love, Remember. 40 poems of loss, lament and hope. Author: Malcolm Guite. The bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses forty poems from across the ce...

The Mary of the Celts. There has been a huge growth of interest in Celtic spirituality in recent years. This important study of Marian themes and i...

Parable and Paradox. Sonnets on the Sayings of Jesus and Other Poems. By Malcolm Guite. Since the publication of the bestselling Sounding the Seaso...

Paul Claudel. Poet of the Sacred Cosmos and Prophet of a Christian Ecology. Although Paul Claudel (1869-1956) was a great poet, not simply a great ...

The annual celebrations of Plough Sunday, Rogation and Harvest are hugely important for churches serving rural communities and are a key way for th...

Dame Gertrude More was only 17 years old in 1623 when she became one of the founders of a convent in France. Despite her youth and early death, she...

Rain Falling by the River. New and Selected Poems of the Spirit, by Christopher Southgate. As a spiritual director, theologian, teacher and chaplai...

One of the most intriguing and engaging voices in contemporary Christianity is that of the Irish poet, Pádraig Ó Tuama and this is his first, long-...