Michael Thomas

Atheists and Empty Spaces (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The poems in Atheists and Empty Spaces explore the quintessential aspect of humanity - the need of having something in which to believe. Modern humanity attempts to fill the empty spaces in the psyche with emotional and psychological sustenance that was once provided by communal connections, religion, and the worship of deities or even nature.These poems explore how, in many ways, people have all become atheists because they no longer know how to connect to natural and supernatural forces, and they simply no longer believe in them. Humanity is now lacking a connection to the impulses that once nurtured human desires. However, the poems also suggest that art can provide a path back to those vital connections. Some poems are simple explorations of personal pain that cannot be soothed. Others are thorough considerations of how warped or misguided humanity's attempts really are at solving an elusive and unidentified misery. Most of these poems take traditional forms of verse and song, but some find their unique rhythms in contemporary free verse. Others use examples from ancient cultures to comment on contemporary culture while some ideas spring from news headlines of today. Each poem in this collection reflects on the ways that modern humans seek to fill their empty spaces, whether atheist or not.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781649797506
• Artikelnr.: 66019380

Autorenporträt

This Dewey Lynn story was initially written and published in its entirety as a serial blog by Michael B. Thomas on his website The Thomas Miscellany in 2021-2023. From its beginning, it was never intended to be one cohesive tale. The idea was that Dewey Lynn was sitting on his back porch drinking coffee and reciting his memories to one or two unknown listeners. Thus, both content and language have been changed. Some content has been added to the original conversation; some has been removed. The language, especially grammar-wise has been made more "proper" and less conversational for reading purposes. I hope it doesn't lose too much country flavor. Once, each part of the story stood on its own merits. Now, they are one, hopefully, made stronger by the bundling.