We’ve invited Tania Runyan to be our next commissioned poet, and she has written five previously unpublished poems to help us think through and celebrate Advent.
quoting Isaiah in the dark"--Our Advent readings this year largely center on Isaiah. I will now picture Jesus quoting these in utero. Thank you, Tania 💛
Thank you for being a co-creator (with the very one about whom you write!) of poetry that is not only beautiful and emotive and evocative, but poetry that also faithfully represents our savior, modeling for us how we should live and love.
Wow! The first stanzas about Mary being scowled at and misunderstood and that one day Jesus will preach blessed are the misunderstood also speaks as powerfully as the rest about Jesus quoting the prophet Isaiah. Thank you for these because they so powerfully counter the Gnosticism of my early faith. I’m glad Rabbit Room commissioned you to write these. Blessings.
"As for me, I pass the time
quoting Isaiah in the dark"--Our Advent readings this year largely center on Isaiah. I will now picture Jesus quoting these in utero. Thank you, Tania 💛
I mean, what else was he going to do in there?
No. No. Tomorrow must worry
about itself. I will tuck myself
lower into your pelvis now,
prepare myself to push
my face a little closer
to the uneasy light.
Tania,
Thank you for being a co-creator (with the very one about whom you write!) of poetry that is not only beautiful and emotive and evocative, but poetry that also faithfully represents our savior, modeling for us how we should live and love.
Tomorrow will worry about itself, indeed.
The Lord be with you!
So kind of you, Jason. Thank you so much!
Wow! The first stanzas about Mary being scowled at and misunderstood and that one day Jesus will preach blessed are the misunderstood also speaks as powerfully as the rest about Jesus quoting the prophet Isaiah. Thank you for these because they so powerfully counter the Gnosticism of my early faith. I’m glad Rabbit Room commissioned you to write these. Blessings.
Thank you so much, Katie. I loved writing these so much!
They are so wonderful
Soooo moving and good. Thank you.
Probably my favorite poem in this series
Absolutely amazing work. I love this.