Dove Song

DOVE SONG:
Heavenly Mother in Mormon Poetry

Edited by Tyler Chadwick
Dayna Patterson
Martin Pulido
© 2018 individual contributors

PREFACE: Dayna Patterson
FOREWORD: Tyler Chadwick, Dayna Patterson, Martin Pulido
INTRODUCTION: Susan Elizabeth Howe
A complete list of contributors is below.

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“She used to be a rumor. She used to be the one not to be named. We listened so hard at the edges of the conversation to hear anything—any detail, any dropped syllable. But thanks to the work of the visionary writers and editors who crafted Dove Song the Mormon concept of a Heavenly Mother now has so much presence! So many words! May we never lose her again.” —Joanna Brooks

Dove Song is an anthology of poetry and art centered on the Mormon concept of Heavenly Mother. It includes 138 poems from 80 poets and artists from the early church, to the late 20th Century to today.

“Dove Song is unique in the canon of Mormon literature. And uniquely important. Not only is it a work of fine art, a carefully arranged series of poems that the poets have used their finest skill and training to create, but it is a work of history, a work of inspiration, and a sacred record of many individuals’ spiritual quest for additional revealed knowledge about Mother in Heaven.” —Susan Elizabeth Howe

“This anthology is a shattering summary of poetic revelation, feminist theology, and Mormon history about our Mother God. Over seventy poets speak across time from 1844-2017, describing their visions and yearnings for the divine feminine, like soul mates through the veil. They begin in 1844 with W.W. Phelps, Eliza R. Snow, and Lula Green Richards in 1899, then disappear from the fin de siè·cle to the 1970s when Carol Lynn Pearson and Linda Sillitoe sing our Mother back. Like holy scribes, these poets persist, wondering and writing in the wilderness, seeking a promised land where God is home.” —Maxine Hanks

Emily Harris Adams David Allred Janice Allred Kristine Rose Barrett M. Shayne Bell Joanna Brooks Markay Brown Cheryl Bruno Marilyn Bushman-Carlton Alex Caldiero Tyler Chadwick Marden Clark Harlow Clark Caitlin Connolly Melissa Dalton-Bradford Galen Dara Deja Earley Simon Peter Eggertsen Denise Gasser Maxine Hanks Lisa Bolin Hawkins Ashley Mae Hoiland Trish Hopkinson Susan Elizabeth Howe

Emma Jay Melody Newey Johnson Tina Lindsay Timothy Liu Conner Mckinnon Desiree Miller Tiffany Moss Lynde Madsen Mott Margaret Rampton Munk Danny Nelson Calvin Olsen Rebekah Orton Blaire Ostler Carol Clark Ottesen S.E. Page Jim Papworth Lindsay Hansen Park Dayna Patterson Carol Lynn Pearson Steven L. Peck Jonathon Penny Marilène Phipps Elizabeth Pinborough

Thalia Pope Elisa Eastwood Pulido Martin Pulido Robert A. Rees Will Reger J. Kirk Richards Jim Richards Taylor Rouanzion Loretta Randall Sharp Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen Linda Sillitoe Rebecca Sorge Rachel Hunt Steenblik Ann Gardner Stone Paul Swenson Javen Tanner Tara Timpson Nola Wallace Jenny Webb Holly Welker Terresa Wellborn Trish Kc Buel Wheeldon Ronald Wilcox