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A Metaphorical God: Poems

by Kimberly Johnson

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"Dazzling....She writes with Milton open at her elbow but with the real dirt of a real Utah under her fingertips."—The Yale Review

No poet writing today confronts the perplexities of the divine with more pizzazz than Kimberly Johnson. In A Metaphorical God, Johnson showcases her gifts for mining language for its hidden gems and its gospel ("my tongue is a fovent choir, / a cloven fire"), using what she unearths to delve deep into mysteries both epistemological and holy.

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About the Author

Kimberly Johnson is Assistant Professor of English at Brigham Young University. She lives in Salt Lake City.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780892553426
Subtitle:
Poems
Author:
Johnson, Kimberly
Publisher:
Persea Books
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
General Poetry
Subject:
American poetry
Subject:
21st century
Subject:
American poetry - 21st century
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
July 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
69
Dimensions:
8 x 5 in
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