EXODUS, Poems by Janet Ruth Heller

The poems in Exodus are modern re-interpretations and psychological explorations of the people and
events in the Bible. A central metaphor is the exodus from Egypt, which represents the journeys that people make: trying new experiences, leaving a bad relationship, finding a new job, taking risks. Many of the poems are dramatic monologues from the perspective of a character in the Scriptures. WordTech Editions published Exodus in January, 2014.

Janet's website is http://www.janetruthheller.com/

In this ambitious collection of poems, Janet Ruth Heller takes on the voices of a wide range of Biblical figures, giving them a fresh, contemporary feel as they weigh in with their own versions of these well-known stories. There are humor, wit, and compassion in these retellings. These humanizing, sympathetic portraits should resonate for all readers, regardless of one’s faith or lack of faith. She makes bold new footprints on these familiar paths.
--Jim Daniels, author of Having a Little Talk with Capital P Poetry, All of the Above, and Trigger Man

With her collection Exodus, Janet Heller earns her place in the vibrant tradition of the midrash that
begins with writings from the second century and continues to live in the hip hop of contemporary rapper Matt Bar and in Robert Crumb's Genesis. In her lively and inventive "retellings" of events from the Bible, Heller gives us an Exodus—not simply the journey from Egypt but the very notion of change itself—that is beautifully mortal, compellingly present.
--Nancy Eimers, author of Oz, A Grammar to Waking, No Moon, and Destroying Angel

Keith Everett Jones designed Exodus and the cover art.  The ISBN is 978-1625490612, the book is 88 pages, and the list price is $18.00.  You can order Exodus from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Exodus-Janet-Ruth-Heller/dp/1625490615
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