Silent No More: Bible Women Speak Up, A Poetic Meditation
Ebook
Overview
Silent No More: Bible Women Speak Up is a collection of 35 persona poems--free-verse, villanelles, sestinas, haikus, reader’s theater--in which women of the Bible tell their own stories. The poems reach into the heart of how women in Bible times felt emotionally about their situations. Most are from a time in the women’s lives not usually taught in Sunday School or sermons. This poetry book is ideal for use in Bible studies, church settings, devotionals, or individual enjoyment. These poems are good conversation starters to get people digging deeper into the word.
This vibrant poetry collection begs to be read aloud.
—— Anastasia Suen, author of Pencil Talk and Other School Poems
With skill and sensitivity, Christine Kohler gives voice to the oft-overlooked women of the Bible. Through a variety of poetic forms, she breathes life into characters commonly relegated to Scripture’s margins. The deep emotion (whether Eve’s lament over Abel’s murder, or Martha’s wonder at her risen brother), the lyrical language, and the shifting voices make this collection worthy of multiple readings and thoughtful discussion. Silent No More is a true gift of the spirit!
——Steven Parlato, award-winning poet and author of The Namesake and The Precious Dreadful
Whether in, for example, portraying Eve as an anguished mother, or in wishing for a #MeToo movement for Sarai, wife of sex trafficker Abraham, Kohler invites us to reconsider women of the Bible who have been sidelined for millennia in these fresh, relatable, and highly accomplished persona poems. This is a timely and timeless collection sure to provoke discussion.
——Suzanne Kamata, author of the verse novella Waiting, and River of Dolls and Other Stories
- Title: Silent No More: Bible Women Speak Up, A Poetic Meditation
- Authors: Dandi Daley Mackall, Christine Kohler
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 78
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9798385236596, 9798385236589, 9798385236572
- Resource ID: LLS:9798385236596
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-23T00:23:19Z
Christine Kohler is a former journalist, teacher, and writing instructor. Silent No More: Bible Women Speak Up is her debut poetry collection, and her 18th book. Kohler is best known as the author of No Surrender Soldier (2014). Parkland College, Illinois, named Kohler a Notable Alumni. Her journalism degree is from the University of Hawaii. Kohler has lived on Japan, Guam, and numerous US States. She now resides with her husband in Texas.