The Risen Dust: Poems and stories of passion and resurrection

The accounts of scapegoating, of power and violence and hope found in the gospels will always be current and significant. The story of Jesus Christ and of those who surrounded him remains a defining narrative of our time. The Risen Dust is divided into four sections. The first attempts to tell the story of the Easter Event using first-person monologues, whereas the second comprises fifteen new poems written for the Stations of the Cross due to be on display in Manchester Cathedral during Lent 2014. The other two sections contain reflections on The Seven Last Words as well as stories and poems which attempt to look at what passion and resurrection might mean in a modern setting. Although The Risen Dust is very much a book focused on Passiontide and Easter, the author hopes readers might also find it useful all year round. She says: ‘The events of Jesus’ death and resurrection are at the heart of our faith. I hope this book might encourage people of faith and none to reflect on them again.’ RACHEL MANN is an Anglican parish priest and writer. She is Resident Poet at Manchester Cathedral and her work has been widely published in magazines, anthologies, newsprint and a previous book, Dazzling Darkness.