Little Girls in Church (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Kathleen Norris
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Midwest, Spiritual life or spirituality, Pianos or pianists, Church or churches, Prayers
In her acclaimed prose work Dakota: A Spiritual Geography (1993), Norris writes that asceticism is
not necessarily a denigration of the body, though it has often been misapplied for that purpose. Rather, it is a way of surrendering to reduced circumstances in a manner that enhances the whole person. It is a radical way of knowing exactly who, what, and where you are, in defiance of those powerful forces in society—alcohol, drugs, television, shopping malls, motels—that aim to make us forget.
In her collection of poems, Little Girls in Church, Norris...
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