Poetry from the Pews

Poetry from the Pews is a gathering of poetic voices and prayers. It is reflective of the young, the older, and the voices that are no longer present. Poetry from the Pews is a historical, as well as, present-day voice of a gathering of church people from Sardis Missionary Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, also including other churches. It reveals the hopes, the aspirations, and the challenges with the use of people's personal voices. Poetry from the Pews shares a compilation of poems and prayers about the past, the present, and the future of a people. Poetry from the Pews is an anthology of poetic voices about the victories and challenges of life as it is lived, which reveals the dignity and abundant strength of a church people. It is most definitive of glorious hope of our young and older church people, who love and respect the Divine Providence of something larger than themselves.