Denham Grierson Denham Grierson i(15402269 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Chronicles of Light and Air : Poems for a Time of Heaviness Denham Grierson , Bayswater : Coventry Press , 2022 25012587 2022 selected work poetry

'Denham Grierson's new volume of poems gladly acknowledges that the poet's craft and art is unlike any other genre of writing and composition. The thoughts and words come often unbidden, unresolved, into the poet's consciousness, requiring openness, hesitancy and perhaps, above all, a degree of humility in offering what are ultimately reflections on situations and realities experienced personally and socially in our troubled world.

'In 'times of heaviness', the poet seeks to bring light and air, to offer hope, to remind us of kindness, compassion and the other utterly human values that help us experience the goodness of life in all its expressions. He writes: '... each poem carries a gift to be received, and vistas to be discerned and contemplated. It is hoped they will do their work well'.

'Of their nature, all poems are unfinished. Only in our reading do we notice those things unknown and unnoticed; the gifts offered for our consolation; the words that express awareness, longing, challenge and the possibility of fulfilment in our journey.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Music from a Breaking Wave Denham Grierson , Bayswater : Coventry Press , 2021 23891227 2021 selected work poetry

'Music from a Breaking Wave is a new selection of poems from Uniting Church minister Denham Grierson. As in his previous volumes Turning in Time and Sharing Water by the River, he suggests that the mystery of the divine and the purposes of life are found not only in Scriptures, creeds and formal occasions of worship but in everyday encounters with nature, people, situations and the ordinary 'stuff' that shape our lives and give them meaning.

'The poems witness his personal and faith-filled conviction that all poetry seeks the extra-ordinary buried in the ordinary; and in the tradition of the model parable teller, his poems are themselves music to surprise, delight, challenge; and, above all, to celebrate and be thankful for the richness of our lives.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Sharing Water By the River : Poems of the Feast Denham Grierson , Bayswater : Coventry Press , 2019 18286612 2019 selected work poetry 'Sharing Water by the River is a new series of poems by Uniting Church minister Denham Grierson who knows from his pastoral and teaching ministry the significance of metaphor, ambiguity and mystery.

'In the spirit of a seeker of wisdom and with an enthusiasm for his experience of discovering meaning, purpose and revelation in the everyday, he offers his poems, inviting us to share the hidden depths of what makes us human; and alive to God.

'The author gladly acknowledges that poets do not write poetry. They write poetry down.

'Some poems (he writes) come fully formed, needing only some superficial amendment. And when a poem comes to rest, it breaks open new understandings if we choose to participate in its offering. It brings a gift. Much like welcoming a stranger in who speaks a new language that unlocks the mystery of your own deepest convictions.

'In the process, what is revealed is the symbiotic relationship between the old and the new, freeing us from that powerless state where we know more than we can tell, for we do not have the words. Here is the gift of poetry, the transmission of existence clarification.' (Publication summary)
1 Essence i "There is little to be said in the end", Denham Grierson , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 4 November vol. 28 no. 22 2018; (p. 23)
1 Bicycle i "No one forgets how to ride a bicycle", Denham Grierson , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 4 November vol. 28 no. 22 2018; (p. 22-23)
1 Pen i "It is audacious", Denham Grierson , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 4 November vol. 28 no. 22 2018; (p. 22)
1 Pollution i "Are stranded whales", Denham Grierson , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 4 November vol. 28 no. 22 2018; (p. 21-22)
1 Recycled i "It feels odd to be recycled", Denham Grierson , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 4 November vol. 28 no. 22 2018; (p. 21)
1 y separately published work icon Walking on Bones : Poems in the Nick of Time John Cranmer , Denham Grierson , Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publishers , 2017 15402290 2017 selected work poetry

'Walking On Bones is an echo from Ezekiel’s vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. It is exploring the idea that much of our present social experience, particularly in the Church, is akin to walking on dry bones. The poems in Walking On Bones explore how the Spirit may be discerned in ordinary things, reflecting on our own experience, and entering into the every day with open eyes. Authors John Cranmer and Denham Grierson invite us to explore the intuitive dimension of our experience alongside the rational in this poetic conversation about life and the Spirit. ' (Production summary)
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