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To the literaries at First Things :
If some of you are familiar with the writing of Larry Woiwode—could you recommend me, perchance, to what you consider his finest novel in terms of artistry and articulation of the Christian vision, if possible?
Unfortunately, none of us feel very familiar with the writing of Larry Woiwode . But perhaps someone in our commentariat does? Would anybody like to help this gentleman out?
Lift My Chin, Lord
Lift my chin, Lord,Say to me,“You are not whoYou feared to be,Not Hecate, quite,With howling sound,Torch held…
Letters
Two delightful essays in the March issue, by Nikolas Prassas (“Large Language Poetry,” March 2025) and Gary…
Spring Twilight After Penance
Let’s say you’ve just comeFrom confession. Late sunPours through the budding treesThat mark the brown creek washing Itself…