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A personal story of how the evolving attraction to and love of poetry transformed the author's life. Poetry, faith, and the revealed Word can have a dramatic effect on one's struggle for personal transformation in the midst of crisis and turmoil.
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Poetry and Transformation

by Peter E. Murphy

published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 24:3-4, pages 7-37
Ottawa: Association for Bahá'í Studies North America, 2014
About: This narrative, based on the life experience of the author, focuses on how his evolving attraction to and love of poetry ultimately transformed his life. Blended with this revealing personal story is the author’s assessment of how the relationship of poetry and faith—especially as poetry relates to the revealed word—can have a dramatic effect on one’s struggle for personal transformation in the midst of troubling circumstances of crisis and turmoil. In addition, the author examines the manner in which exposure to this creative art can assist one in comprehending and applying the “Creative Word.”
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