A remake of the Psalms of the Bible but from a humanist point of view.

Songs for the Spirit

Literature & Fiction

Giron, Robert L.

Poetry

Gival Press

2009 National Best Book Award for Fiction &amp; Literature: Anthologies, sponsored by USA Book News--This anthology features Grace Cavalieri, Rita Dove, Dana Gioia, Joy Harjo, Peter Klappert, Philip Levine, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gloria Vando, and many other fine poets in English, French, and Spanish.

Poetic Voices Without Borders 2

Fiction/ Creative Writing Gival Press Award-Winning Stories Winner of the 2015 Great Midwest Book Festival Award for Compilations/Anthologies Foreword Reviews' 2015 Silver Award —The Indiefab Book of the Year Award for Anthologies Fiction can both inspire and instruct and in this collection we have stories that deal with the complexities in one’s everyday life which can lead to tragedy (“Water” by Tim Johnston) to the revelation of the moment that can stun (“I-95, Southbound by Perry Glasser) to one’s betrayal (“Void” by Karenmary Penn) to mysterious and ambiguous motivations that drive our impulses (“Harvest Cycle” by Marie Holmes) to a family member who discovers his sexuality (“Legacy” by Iqbal Pittalwala) to one’s partner who can’t feel the music that liberates (“The Music She Will Never Hear” by Kristin FitzPatrick) to entering the loneliness of a young man’s aspirations (“On the Verge” by Tim Mullaney) to echoes of the ancient Cain and Abel rivalry (“Progressive Linkage” by Steven J. Cahill) to how we calculate our decisions and live our difficult lives (“Fat Tails” by Daniel Degnan) to how we struggle to connect with others (“Better Terms” by Mark Wisniewski) to understanding the complexities of others’ relationships (“For All the Obvious Reasons” by Lynn Stegner). In short, these stories will hold your attention because they are vividly cast and the characters are so real you are bound to identify with them on different levels, even if you may not be walking in their footsteps. A perfect collection for composition, introduction to literature, fiction, or creative writing to guide students to write compelling stories.

The Best of Gival Press Short Stories

Literary

The Sligo Journal: Fall 2016 / Spring 2017

United States

Montgomery College

"Robert L. Giron's translation of the psalms, is both refreshing to the soul and beautifully crafted. Gone is the sexist language of these ancient prayers, and mercifully gone also is the violence that too often mars their beauty in their original language. Giron has done a service to all who have reverenced the psalms but have avoided them over the years because of their dated language. This new translation will be welcomed not only by religious communities who pray the psalms in common, but also by individuals who have had to pick their way through the psalms, selecting for spiritual comfort only those psalms that speak to a modern sensibility. Readers today can now experience the reverence and joy expressed through Giron's newly edited translation of all the psalms."--George Klawitter, CSC, Prof. of English, St. Edward's University.

Songs for the Spirit / Canciones para el Espiritu

Religion & Spirituality