Flesh Becomes Word

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feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:44:33 +0000

Scott reads poems from his collection Compass of Affection and then introduces us to the Russian Orthodox poet Olga Sedakova.

Love’s Immensity - Part 2

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:13:35 +0000

Scott reads the writings of three Eastern Saints that he versified for his collection Love's Immensity.

Love’s Immensity

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:00:41 +0000

Scott reads the writings of four early Church Fathers that he versified for his collection Love's Immensity.

How We Fall

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:00:18 +0000

Scott introduces us to the poetry of Claire Bateman, a recent convert to Orthodox Christianity.

Quiet Toil

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:34:23 +0000

Scott reads poems that resonate with the grind of our respective Lenten journeys.

In Progress For Lent

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:16:48 +0000

As Scott is thinking about and preparing for Great Lent, he share some of his works in progress.

Recovered Body

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:35 +0000

Scott shares poems from an old collection titled Recovered Body.

Poems from the Holy Mountain

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:00:13 +0000

Scott shares the poetry of Tryfon Tolides, as well as the work of some Orthodox Saints whose writings exhibit a poetic sensibility.

Figures for the Ghost

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:00:04 +0000

Scott reads some older poems from his book Figures for the Ghost.

Advent

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:00:55 +0000

Scott reads the poems "Advent," "City Under Construction," "Possible Answers to Prayer," "Blessed," "The Modern Poet," and "Three Descents." He also shares the work of Liliana Ursu, gleaned from her collection of poems titled Lightwall.

The Language of Poetry

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Scott Cairns and Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:07:51 +0000

In his inaugural episode, Scott talks about language and art and reads two of his Nativity poems, as well as a touching poem by Nick Samaras. The poems in this episode come from Compass of Affection: Poems New and Selected (Paraclete Press, 2006 - http://paracletepress.com/compass-of-affection-new-and-selected-poems.html). The Nick Samaras poem comes from Hands of the Saddlemaker (Yale University Press, 1992 - http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300054583).