The Elegy Beta

and other poems

The Elegy Beta is a lyrical exploration of the angelic and the mortal, the seen and the unseen, and the mysteries that reside between. What does it mean to live in a world where the divine feels both distant and near, where loss is ever-present, yet grace continues to break through? How do we make sense of a cosmos filled with fleeting beauty and enduring agonies? A transcendent meditation on faith and doubt, longing and belonging, this collection grapples with the ineffable, offering a poetic vision of the sacred woven into the fabric of everyday life.

Paperback, Hardback, e-book | 104 pages | $12-16
2020 | ISBN 10: 1733716653

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    "Here is a striking and original collection which responds to both our biblical and poetic heritage with a fresh contemporary voice."

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About the author.

Dr. Mischa Willett is a celebrated poet and essayist, with scholarly articles and translations appearing in a wide range of venues. He is a practicing Anglican and a professor of English Literature at Arizona Christian University. Mischa and his wife live in Scottsdale, Arizona with their three young children.

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