In Whole Cloth, I have collected some of my poems writ-ten on Biblical themes and some well-known and lesser-known stories and characters. There are also two thematic series in the book. One on the Nativity tells the story of the common figures of the Christmas Nativity scene. This series was inspired one year as I packed away our collection of craches after Christ-mas. It struck me that Mary was the only female figure in an event-birth of a baby-that in any other setting would feature numerous other women. I have tried to reflect women's points of view in several other poems as well, such as Hannah, Naomi,Mary Magdalene, and the unnamed women whose stories are woven into the gospel. The book also includes a series on the Beatitudes, which I hope will give readers an opportunity to dwell upon the amazing words of Jesus as he spoke to the multitudes upon the mountain.Many of the poems are written in sonnet form, but there are also other formal patterns and some in free verse.My hope is...

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