I Could Name God in Twelve Ways

<p><i><I>I could dream in poetry, could summon words for spiritual experience, could name God in twelve ways and in ten times and places in history.</I></i></p><p>Award-winning writer Karen Salyer McElmurray details her life''s journey across continents and decades in a poetic collection that is equal parts essay-as-memoir, memoir-as-<i>Künstlerroman</i>, and travelogue-as-meditation. </p><p>It is about the deserts of India. A hospital ward in Maryland. The blue seas of Greece. A greenhouse in Virginia. It is about the spirit houses of Thailand. The mountains of eastern Kentucky. The depths of the Grand Canyon. A creative writing classroom in Georgia. An attic in a generations-old house. It is about coming to terms with both memory and the power of writing itself.</p><p>At turns lyrical, poignant, and alluring, McElmurray probes her personal history from the stance of different places, perspectives, and vulnerabilities as she tenderly and fiercely searches for acceptance and a place to call home.</p>