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Grace in a Garland

 

The second poetry collection by

 

Tonja Dudley Bagwell

 

This book is an inspirational, spiritual and cultural adventure that will

tap into your essence. It will stimulate your appetite and leave you

feeling satisfied. Grace in a Garland will take you on a different path

than Sunrise of Revelations. You will still recognize the poet's

compassionate style as she takes you on a journey to explore

significant people and events, as well as universal matters.

 

"She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you

with a crown of beauty." [Proverbs 4:9]

 

Read other's reviews of Grace in a Garland 

 

"At the beginning of many poems Ms. Bagwell uses an incisive bit of scripture, which establishes the ultimate authority and audience of her work. Beginning with a memorial to Michael Jackson that is fortified

with the titles of his own songs, Ms. Bagwell invites us to inhabit the

places and points of view of others, some of which may be

uncomfortable—be they the shoes of a hunted celebrity, the homeless,

or otherwise disaffected. She is a brave poet who asks us to put aside

our own comforts of mind, if only for the span of time it takes to absorb

her writing, in order to educate our empathy. She stresses the common bonds among all human beings and in those bonds are twined the hopes

to change the world. She delivers messages of the utmost importance, sometimes leaving poetic forms behind in the urgency. Tonja Bagwell

is a poet of a restless peace." 

-- Caroline Maun, author of The Sleeping and Cures and Poisons.

 

In her second collection, Tonja Bagwell grows as a poet, branching out

from the personal focus of her first book to engage the political and social worlds. Meditating on figures such as Michael Jackson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Barack Obama, she maintains a deeply religious tone yet asks all of us to ponder, 'What of mystical beginnings / Or tomorrow'?"

-- John Jeffire, author of Stone+Fist+Brick+Bone.

 

Once again Tonja has crafted intelligent, energetic and heartfelt verse

that touches the heart, challenges the mind, and inspires the soul.

Reading her poetry is a pleasure." -- Cecilia S. Donohue, MBA, PhD

Professor and Chair, English & Communications Arts, Madonna University