Belonging to Borders: A Sojourn in the Celtic Tradition

Poet Bonnie Thurston was once asked by a friend who wins when a scholar and a poet wrestle inside her. Her response is written here in the pages of Belonging to Borders. In these poems, Thurston reverences the borders, literal and metaphorical, that have been a part of her life since childhood. This reverence shines in her deep appreciation for the holy space, for nature infused with the divine, for roots that are deep. These prayerful meditations on Celtic saints and places invite the reader to honour the borders in their own lives and to recognise the holiness of living on the borders. Bonnie Thurston, after years as a university and seminary professor, lives quietly in her home state of West Virginia. She is the author or editor of fifteen theological books, including Philippians in the Sacra Pagina series, among numerous influential titles. Her poetry appears frequently in religious periodicals and has been published in two small collections from Three Peaks Press in Wales, The Heart’s Lands and Hints and glimpses.