{"id":3266,"date":"2016-10-15T15:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T22:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2016-10-25T08:23:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T15:23:32","slug":"6-poems-about-faith-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2016\/10\/15\/6-poems-about-faith-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"6 poems about faith crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just found out yesterday that this month is #OctPoWriMo<\/a> (October Poetry Writing Month), a play on #NaNoWriMo<\/a> (National Novel Writing Month), which occurs every November.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, I\u2019ve written 6 new poems over the last few weeks. I had planned to write only one poem, but it started to go in a different direction. I knew that I had to write another. Then another. And another.<\/p>\n

Then Gina Colvin interviewed\u00a0Lindsay Hansen Park<\/a> on A Thoughtful Faith<\/a> in an episode called \u201cCritiquing Progressive Mormonism<\/a>\u201d, and all of a sudden, I had loads of ideas for future poems.<\/p>\n

What started out as a single poem about my recent faith crisis<\/a>\u00a0has morphed into a series. So far, I have just 6, but I plan to write a few more exploring various aspects of faith crisis, especially in a Mormon context.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I wanted to share what I\u2019ve written so far, so here they are (with a brief summary of each). Keep in mind that I typically like to use a lot of symbolism, some of it subtle and some of it obvious. See if you can find all the symbols I\u2019ve used.<\/p>\n

The Dying Fire<\/h2>\n

The Dying Fire<\/a>\u00a0is a poem that explores my faith history up until the policy change last November. It\u2019s fitting that it was the first poem because it sets the stage for the others.<\/p>\n

As Years Crawl By<\/h2>\n

As Years Crawl By<\/a>\u00a0highlights the parallel between erosion and faith crisis.<\/p>\n

Confrication<\/h2>\n

Confrication<\/a>\u00a0compares faith crisis with the idea of friction, and Newton\u2019s third law of motion.<\/p>\n

Flying to Space<\/h2>\n

Flying to Space<\/a>\u00a0illustrates the struggle of desiring to and trying to live in two worlds.<\/p>\n

Familiar Dance<\/h2>\n

Familiar Dance<\/a>\u00a0delves into the idea of finding good in what is typically seen as bad, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

Fall of the Mountain<\/h2>\n

Fall of the Mountain<\/a>\u00a0was inspired by a recent temple experience (well, my four most recent temple experiences).<\/p>\n

Let me know what you think in the comments below. Don\u2019t forget to include your thoughts on the symbolism I used.<\/p>\n

Check out my Faith crisis poetry<\/a> page to see new poems I\u2019ll be adding in the future.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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