Everyday Divine - by Noel Sloboda (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In <em>Everyday Divine</em>, Noel Sloboda presents a sequence of poems about saints. These figures stand with one foot in the realm of the secular, the other in the realm of the sacred. At the same time, Sloboda pushes hagiography outside of familiar contexts, revealing myriad new saints out there just waiting to be discovered. Readers of Everyday Divine will catch "The Patron Saint of Shoplifters" filching a candy bar, listen to rumors spread by "The Patron Saint of Gossip," and find themselves stuck in traffic behind "The Patron Saint of Rubberneckers." In some of Sloboda's saints, readers will also identify parts of themselves, thereby glimpsing connections to others.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>I've been a fan of Noel Sloboda's work for about ten years. <em>Everyday Divine</em> is a series of "patron saints," portraits of everyday people told with insight and gentle humor. Sloboda serves up fresh text with lively, palpable metaphors. The result is enjoyable, very readable poetry.</p><p>-John Philip Johnson, Pushcart Prize-winning poet, author of <em>The Book of Fly</em></p><p><br></p><p>Through everyday characters, Noel Sloboda's <em>Everyday Divine</em> makes the reader reconsider what he or she takes for granted. Whether it be a character reevaluating his anxieties, a shoplifter stealing out of need and transforming the act into performance art, or because of line breaks like "Always says never imagine // this will not happen / again," the reader's expectations are upended. Like all good art, these poems challenge the reader's everyday habits of perception for the better. </p><p>-Tom Holmes, editor of <em>Redactions: Poetry & Poetics</em></p><br>
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