“Ragged Anthem, a soulful book of longing that is as comic as it is reflective. These poems sing of humankind in need of something it can only seem to get from the natural world, and of how we won’t get it until we begin to understand ourselves as natural as any tree or river.”
– Jericho Brown, author of The Tradition
Backporch Advent Outpost with Chris Dombrowski (#2)
Blessed Darkness and Blessed Light this Advent season. Here we are again, in the midst of Season Two of Contemplify, and I am sliding in another bonus episode as part of the 2nd annual Backporch Advent Outpost.
Today’s poet is Chris Dombrowski. I first read Chris’ book Ragged Anthem and then his earlier work Earth Again. It wakes me to the day at hand. Dombrowski’s poetry has been a constant companion to me during this pandemic, his connection to earthbound attention, humor, musicality of our days, longings born from loss, whole-making and restoration. I cannot say enough about the poetry of Chris Dombrowski. May these poems catch you in the moment you are ready to receive them.
Chris Dombrowski will be reading three poems, ‘Francis’ from Ragged Anthem and ‘Possible Psalm’ and ‘Sustenance’ from Earth Again.
Take a sip, breathe a little deeper. Chris Dombrowski is pouring an Advent nightcap.
Visit Chris Dombrowski’s website at cdombrowski.com
Books by Chris Dombrowski
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