{"product_id":"soul-feast-nourishing-poems-of-hope-light-a-companion-anthology-to-soul-food-9781780377063","title":"Soul Feast: Nourishing Poems of Hope \u0026 Light: A Companion Anthology to Soul Food","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoul Feast\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion to the hugely popular poetry anthology \u003ci\u003eSoul Food\u003c\/i\u003e, offering up a further feast of thoughtful poems to stir the mind and feed the spirit, bringing hope and light in dark, uncertain times. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original \u003ci\u003eSoul Food\u003c\/i\u003e anthology (2007) achieved its wide popularity by word of mouth. For many thousands of readers feeling adrift in the early years of the 21st century, the poems in that book offered support and sustenance. This new compilation once again shows how poetry can help sustain our search for meaning in the face of even more destructive and disorientating events. All these poems are universal illuminations of the meaning of life, speaking to readers of all faiths as well as to seekers and non-believers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from many traditions, \u003ci\u003eSoul Feast \u003c\/i\u003eincludes work by poets ranging from Lal Ded and Tukaram to Pessoa, Borges, Cummings and Langston Hughes, as well as poems by celebrated contemporary poets such as Ellen Bass, Imtiaz Dharker, Jane Hirshfield and Naomi Shihab Nye. This is a book to keep by the bedside or to keep with you when travelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Astley\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePamela Robertson-Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e are co-editors of the Bloodaxe anthologies \u003ci\u003eSoul Food\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eSoul Feast\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), and collaborated on the DVD-books \u003ci\u003eIn Person: 30 Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eIn Person: World Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Astley is editor of Bloodaxe Books which he founded in 1978. His books include many anthologies, most notably those in the \u003ci\u003eStaying Alive\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003ci\u003eStaying Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eBeing Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eBeing Human\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eStaying Human\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela Robertson-Pearce is an artist, filmmaker and translator. Her films include \u003ci\u003eImago: Meret Oppenheim\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), on the artist who made the fur-lined teacup, and \u003ci\u003eGifted Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), about Surrealist women artists including Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloodaxe Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457623691538,"sku":"9781780377063","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10870e53-b960-47fe-a893-4c104de5b0b7.jpg?v=1729935573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soul-feast-nourishing-poems-of-hope-light-a-companion-anthology-to-soul-food-9781780377063","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}