tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post3491943356166394870..comments2023-11-05T02:55:10.230-06:00Comments on Gottesdienst Online: Read Poetry for Better PreachingPr. H. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-45721214335420255782011-11-10T17:30:52.483-06:002011-11-10T17:30:52.483-06:00Thanks for the resources. I have heard others say...Thanks for the resources. I have heard others say the same thing about poetry and preaching. Dr. Peter Scaer is a big advocate of poetry and learning from it to make preaching better.Rev. Andrew Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377312706832740294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-57065003472940459322011-11-10T12:50:09.007-06:002011-11-10T12:50:09.007-06:00Fr. Simojoki,
As to your "out loud" com...Fr. Simojoki,<br /><br />As to your "out loud" comment: spot on, absolutely. It needs to be read out loud.<br /><br />I suspect the Gordon book will work well almost anywhere their are televisions and American cinema as well as the internet. We've all been corrupted by the media.Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953264105046882429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-9575645722649337492011-11-10T12:02:51.222-06:002011-11-10T12:02:51.222-06:00I can't recommend Gordon's book highly eno...I can't recommend Gordon's book highly enough. Even though it's written for the American Protestant scene, and I'm not on that scene. (Apparently his "Why Johnny can't sing hymns" is pretty good, too, but haven't read it.)<br /><br />I would like to add one more thing to your guide to reading poetry: read it aloud. That's really important, because it's rhythmic writing. It's written for the ears. Reading it silently is a bit like singing a song silently: can be done, but not the real deal.Tapani Simojokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06050897388566829272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-71822936911055924192011-11-10T11:10:43.042-06:002011-11-10T11:10:43.042-06:00Fr. Petersen,
Also good is poetry180 edited by th...Fr. Petersen,<br /><br />Also good is poetry180 edited by the inestimable Billy Collins, for whom I have you to thank: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/<br /><br />Now, as to this poem. I think it is darker than you give it credit for. These are not the statements of a private comforting himself, they are not sweet lies we can't quite believe: these are the words of Joseph Heller, they are bitterly ironic. <br /><br />And they are true. We all know it. But we have to dig, to experience a little life before we get. Just like we have to dig through the poem to find the line breaks, like we have to read Catch 22 first for a laugh, and then for a cry. <br /><br />Really excellent poem - thanks.<br /><br />+HRCPr. H. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-31234475618605202262011-11-10T09:09:56.256-06:002011-11-10T09:09:56.256-06:00Nagel is a poetry buff, is he not?Nagel is a poetry buff, is he not?Josh Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173257261432970776noreply@blogger.com