The Ashes: Photographs and Poems
Ebook
The Ashes begins and ends in poetic prayer. The pages in between--an aesthetic assortment of coupled photographs and poems--mark the seasons, remind readers of the mysteries and miracles of God's creation, celebrate the wonders of life, and venerate the grief of death. The verses--often written in the still silence of the morning hours over coffee--practice the time-honored tradition of meter and rhyme and are to be enjoyed by seasoned readers of poetry and poetry newcomers alike. This book belongs on the coffee table or at the bedside, along with Jennings's first two collections, to be read again and again.
"I've been blessed and inspired by David's beautiful poems and moving photographs. These pairings have made me stop in my busy day and consider the wonder of family, friendships, faith, and love. David creates beautiful images with his words and tells soul-stirring stories with his photographs—they are matches made in heaven! You'll love each of his works!"
—Kirk Cameron, actor, author, filmmaker
"Take a visual journey through your own world of memories and imagination conjured by the images of author David Jennings in his latest book, plus you'll be rewarded by the added bonus of the view behind the lens that inspired the photographer's poetry. It's that famous 'thousand words' and more, a most worthwhile and rewarding experience!”
—Eddie D. Wilcoxen, emeritus poet laureate, Oklahoma
"What were the thoughts of Lazarus as he was brought back from death; or the thoughts of the moon as it shines down on us; or those of a faithful four-footed friend? Whether from his imagination or his life's experiences each of David's poems is gem of creative thought."
—Jerome Campbell, singer and songwriter
- Title: The Ashes: Photographs and Poems
- Author: D. L. Jennings
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9798385228355, 9798385228348, 9798385228331
- Resource ID: LLS:9798385228355
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-10T20:46:20Z
David Jennings is an award-winning photographer and poet. He has written and published poetry in various magazines since the 1990s. Jennings’s first book, The Smallest Hint (2022), was the 2023 photography division winner of the Oklahoma Book Awards. His second book, Someday, Somewhere (2023), was a finalist in the 2024 Oklahoma Book Awards. The author is a rehabilitation physician living in Oklahoma with his wife and daughter.