{"product_id":"elegies-devotions-paperback","title":"Elegies \u0026 Devotions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas DeFreitas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eElegies and Devotions, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Thomas DeFreitas wrestles with questions at the heart of being human: grief, loss, and the place of God in it all. With tender language and vibrant imagery, these poems are whispered prayers, shouted lamentations, and belted songs of sorrow. If God is love, then both God and love are present in this chapbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, poet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove and grief, acceptance and disbelief, fear and faith - oh, these poems are so alive with their willingness to wrestle with the death of a beloved. With such open-throated, open-hearted beauty, Thomas DeFreitas writes of loss and how it transforms us, our relationship to our own humanness, and our relationship with God. With their raw music, these poems move me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosemerry Wahtola Trommer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unfolding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and host, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poetic Path\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas DeFreitas' \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eElegies \u0026amp; Devotions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a soulful tribute to his deeply cherished friend Jen, who died untimely. The first section, \"A Garland for Jen,\" contains fifteen elegies - love poems, agapetic poems, in verse austere if not ascetic, reminiscent at times of Robert Creeley's poetry. Elegy II brings to mind the film \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Weddings and a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and W. H. Auden's beloved \"Funeral Blues.\" As I heard gasps of sorrow in the theater, I hear DeFreitas' gasps of sorrow from poems psalm-like and holy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sequence \"Where No Water Is,\" DeFreitas finds no peace in the Augustinian promise, \"Our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.\" Like Tennyson, he looks into the void only to cry out: \"my lord my god \/ you are the cross \/ on which i hang.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Waldron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Dublin Diary of Gerard Manley Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56183876616497,"sku":"9781639808526","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/o1_i1hcaGm9781639808526.webp?v=1788907592","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/elegies-devotions-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}