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Title: Winter Music: a life of Jessica Powers (1905-1988): poet, nun, woman of the 20th century.
Description: Kansas City, MO, Sheed & Ward, (1992). VG PB. Signed by the author. Religious poet Powers, nun and artist. She demonstrates in her lifle the intimate connection between. art and contemplation. Born and reared in rural Wisconsin, Powers' adventuresome spirit drew her to NYC in the 1930s where she soon became part of the Catholic literary revival. As her work was receiving critical claim, she abrupty left NY's artistic environment for a Carmelite monastery where for 47 years in silence and solitude she explored the mysteries of the human soul and the mystery of God fashioning poetry out of her discoveries. Author Leckey is the executive director of the Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth.

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Price: US$ 17.00 Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books
- Book number: BOOKS050882I

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