A collection of poetry by Dennis Sampson.

Needlegrass

Literature & Fiction

Sampson, Dennis

Poetry

Carnegie-Mellon University Press

Poetry. Dennis Sampson's THE LUNATIC IN THE TREES, does everything we could ask of a book of poems. It has its own peculiar bent, is unique in its preoccupations, is well crafted and, ultimately, refreshingly humane. Of Sampson's earlier work, Philip Levine has said, "In an era of...books of poetry largely about their own skill with language, it's more than a little breathtaking to encounter a poet who writes for the most basic reason: because he has to." As he has done in previous collections, Sampson continues to expand his vision doing justice to his subjects from the inchworm and the ant to the mystery of the universe as no other poet in America today.

The Lunatic in the Trees

Settlement House Books

In this exposition on the subject of suicide Dennis Sampson takes a look at each of the people in the Bible who chose to commit suicide. By the very act of ending their lives each one of these men has someone to share with us. With their experiences that brought them to the very edge of life itself, we can compare with our modern understanding of each type of suicide to learn from. And in so doing learn how to help people who are themselves in the grip of this monster that is seeking to destroy them. With suicide on the rise both here and abroad people especially Christians need to be better equipped to deal with this matter. There are today lives that have been ravaged by depression and failed expectations. More still who have succumbed to the temptation of alcohol and drugs that can carry them over into eternity without a second thought. Still more who will just follow the crowd no matter where the crowd goes. In a world that is so depraved thanks to our sin nature faith has never been so important. No one is immune from suicide's touch, to the very young to the battle harden soldier to the veteran of life. People are crying out for help, even those who are saved by God's grace, with no idea how to deal with the subject much less how to talk about what they are going through. The good news is that God has made available to us ways to help these people, ways to help ourselves. If we will take the time to learn how to interact with each other we can help, cure, and rescue someone from this monster.

SUICIDE: THE BIBLE AND TODAY

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Xulon Press

In For My Father Falling Asleep at St. Mary's Hospital, award-winning poet Dennis Sampson writes of the myriad of emotions he experiences while coping with his father’s slow death: loneliness, vulnerability, anger, futility  all explored in unflinching detail. Walking a fine line between an awareness of evil and the promise of the dawn, the poems reflect the idea that real happiness sometimes comes from enduring unhappiness with fortitude. For those who are alone and coping with loss or tragedy, Sampson provides an empathetic voice.

For My Father Falling Asleep at St. Mary's Hospital: Poems

MILKWEED EDITIONS *

Poetry. WITHIN THE SHADOW OF A MAN is a work of collision—of art and sense, of morality and mortality, of logic and dream. Of Sampson's earlier work, Philip Levine has said, "In an era of…books of poetry largely about their own skill with language, it's more than a little breathtaking to encounter a poet who writes for the most basic reason: because he has to." In WITHIN THE SHADOW OF A MAN Dennis Sampson manages, once again, to join the cosmos with the very moments of what we call our lives.

Within the Shadow of a Man

What More Could the Universe Want

United States

Homestead Lighthouse Press

The poems of Dennis Sampson's new collection look upwards where "Deep sky is, of all visual impressions, the nearest akin to a feeling." Coleridge, his notebooks, and where "I have lost my way in the sky---now, where?" Osip Mandelstam Now, where, indeed. Sampson's masterful lyricism and storytelling open the sweetness and longing of a challenging life come to fruition. Must-read poems for any lover off the art and any seeker of spiritual truth.

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Needlegrass

The Lunatic in the Trees

SUICIDE: THE BIBLE AND TODAY

For My Father Falling Asleep at St. Mary's Hospital: Poems

Within the Shadow of a Man

What More Could the Universe Want

What More Could the Universe Want