Baptism of Desire: Poems

Baptism of Desire: Poems - Paperback

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Baptism of Desire: Poems - Paperback

Baptism of Desire: Poems - Paperback

by Louise Erdrich
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A second book of poetry by Louise Erdich, author of the bestselling and award winning novels Love Medicine, The Beet Queen and Tracks.

Baptisim by blood, water, or desire is necessary for salvation in Roman Catholic tradition, and baptism of desire in the term used for the leap of trust by which a sincere believer can experience spiritual regeneration.Louise Erdrich's poems are acts of redemption. Everywhere evident is Erdrich's unique capacity for finding the perfect word, the fresh, yet absolutely right, metaphor that makes her wrk both profound and accessable.

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A second book of poetry by Louise Erdich, author of the bestselling and award winning novels Love Medicine, The Beet Queen and Tracks.

Baptisim by blood, water, or desire is necessary for salvation in Roman Catholic tradition, and baptism of desire in the term used for the leap of trust by which a sincere believer can experience spiritual regeneration.Louise Erdrich's poems are acts of redemption. Everywhere evident is Erdrich's unique capacity for finding the perfect word, the fresh, yet absolutely right, metaphor that makes her wrk both profound and accessable.
ISBN9780060920449
Author Louise Erdrich
PublisherHarper Perennial
GenreLiterature and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 1990
LanguageENG- English
Pages96
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Louise Erdrich, daughter of an Ojibwe-French mother and a German-American father, is one of our foremost contemporary writers. Her first novel, "Love Medicine, " won the National Book Critics Circle Award and other prizes and launched a remarkable string of books that includes "The Beet Queen, The Bingo Palace, Tales of Burning Love, " and "The Antelope Wife, " among other triumphs. She lives in Minneapolis.

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