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Wilder Than the Heart Within Us: A Book of Christan Poetry
A book of bare bones and often sorrowful worship to the one and only God, Yahweh.
54 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2023
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Ericka Clay
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Ericka Clay is a traditionally published novelist and poet formerly represented by Robyn Russell.
She graduated from the University of Arkansas Creative Writing department and is the author of several books including her latest novel, A Bird Alone.
Ericka has been awarded several times by Writers Digest for various short fiction pieces. She has written four novels (one of which placed as a quarter-finalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest) and has had her work featured in literary journals like Ruminate and Rock and Sling.
Ericka lives in Northwest Arkansas with her husband, daughter, two rats (yes, you read that correctly) and an insatiable need to push buttons, both figuratively and literally.
Ericka Clay is a traditionally published novelist and poet formerly represented by Robyn Russell.
She graduated from the University of Arkansas Creative Writing department and is the author of several books including her latest novel, A Bird Alone.
Ericka has been awarded several times by Writers Digest for various short fiction pieces. She has written four novels (one of which placed as a quarter-finalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest) and has had her work featured in literary journals like Ruminate and Rock and Sling.
Ericka lives in Northwest Arkansas with her husband, daughter, two rats (yes, you read that correctly) and an insatiable need to push buttons, both figuratively and literally.
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February 11, 2024
Wilder Than the Heart Within Us is a collection of free-verse Christian poetry.
We read of common troubles like family strife (or just being overwhelmed by home life), regret, and alcohol. “Lost the Urge to Drink,” for example, is about alcohol and the awe that the speaker feels when God intervenes.
But there is celebration in this poetry collection too, like thankfulness in “Dancing in Ink” and comfort in “But Then My Heart Remembers.”
I had two stand-out favorites. The first was “Like Bees.” It is a poem about drowning in domesticity while the world that needs to hear the Good News rages on.
My other favorite poem was “Nero’s Candle.” It alludes to the terrible persecution of Christians under Nero while at the same time celebrating Christ’s light within us.
The most striking aspect about Clay’s collection is that she doesn’t try to gild everything in a Christian’s life. Her verses are a far cry from the singsong, sentimental Christian poetry I usually come across. Life IS hard, and it can be painful. Clay’s poems look honestly at the pain then point us toward Jesus.
I read Wilder Than the Heart Within Us through Kindle Unlimited.
We read of common troubles like family strife (or just being overwhelmed by home life), regret, and alcohol. “Lost the Urge to Drink,” for example, is about alcohol and the awe that the speaker feels when God intervenes.
But there is celebration in this poetry collection too, like thankfulness in “Dancing in Ink” and comfort in “But Then My Heart Remembers.”
I had two stand-out favorites. The first was “Like Bees.” It is a poem about drowning in domesticity while the world that needs to hear the Good News rages on.
My other favorite poem was “Nero’s Candle.” It alludes to the terrible persecution of Christians under Nero while at the same time celebrating Christ’s light within us.
The most striking aspect about Clay’s collection is that she doesn’t try to gild everything in a Christian’s life. Her verses are a far cry from the singsong, sentimental Christian poetry I usually come across. Life IS hard, and it can be painful. Clay’s poems look honestly at the pain then point us toward Jesus.
I read Wilder Than the Heart Within Us through Kindle Unlimited.
August 11, 2024
A book of worship for the only One who knows my heart.
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