FIFTY TWO SONNETS OF GLORY AND GRACE
By Tom Chapman
Thomas G. Chapman. 134 pages. £9.22
ISBN 978 0 980 748 352
This collection bears witness to the resilience of the sonnet form – long enough to be meaty, short enough to be memorable.
It also illustrates the enduring attraction of the sonnet sequence (and mini-sequences within the main one), where Tom Chapman has many famous predecessors and some contemporary companions. Still more vital is his gracious witness to the Christian gospel and some lifestyle fundamentals, within a sure grasp of this compact metrical shape. Fluent reading is the fruit of prayerful wrestling in writing.
