Joseph Pearce
Those who turn the pages of Philip C. Kolin’s book of poetry, “Evangeliaries,” will be going on a pilgrimage of grace. It is necessary, therefore, to slow down. Poetry, especially poetry this suffused with God’s abundant presence, must not be rushed. It must be savoured in silence.

I have recently received a copy of Evangeliaries: Poems by Philip C. Kolin and feel compelled to recommend it to all lovers of the triune splendour of goodness, truth and beauty.
I have known the author of this volume of poems for many years. I’ve had the honour and privilege of publishing his splendid verse in the St. Austin Review (or StAR), the Catholic cultural journal that I’ve edited since its launch in September 2001, the month of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Our little “StAR” was, therefore, being born in the literary firmament at an hour in which darkness had descended. In some sense, each of Philip C. Kolin’s poems are stars which enlighten the darkness with the light of wisdom and witness.
I will conclude this brief reflection on this fine volume of verse with a few words about the wisdom and witness of Philip C. Kolin but would like to begin at the very beginning with a definition of terms. This is necessary because poems are only powerful if their potency is perceived. We need to know that when we spell a word we cast a spell. Philip C. Kolin knows this. His words witness to this. But his readers need to know it too.
The word “poem” derives from the ancient Greek and means “a thing that is made or created”. A poet is one who makes or creates a thing, and poiesis is the act which brings the thing into being. In this original and broadest sense of the word,  » Read More
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