Finishing the Race
Stemming from the biblical metaphor, Finishing the Race is sure to appeal to all ages.
Xulon Author Releases Book of Poems Using Life as a “Race” Metaphor
Stemming from the biblical metaphor, Finishing the Race is sure to appeal to all ages.
2018-07-13
Within the pages of Tony
Atwater’s new book, Finishing the Race ($9.99, paperback, 9781545638361; $18.99,
hardcover, 9781545638378; $4.99, e-book, 9781545638385), readers will find
poems of faith and inspiration. Finishing the Race offers 15 original and powerful poetic
works that entertain the biblical perspective of life as a “race.” Divided into
five chapters of poems and thematic essays, readers learn to appreciate this
metaphor for life today and tomorrow. Readers of all ages will enjoy the beauty
of the poetry and the powerful themes within the poems.
“It focuses on
living life for today and tomorrow, and provides a biblical perspective that
can be insightful. Life as ‘the race’ offers a practical and intriguing
metaphor for the life experience and what's next,” said Atwater.
Tony Atwater is
an accomplished poet and also is the author of Life Lines: Poems of Faith and Hope (Xulon Press, 2014). He has had
productive careers as a broadcast journalist, university professor, and
university president. He is a Ford Foundation post-doctoral fellow.
Xulon Press, a division of
Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian self-publisher, with more
than 12,000 titles published to date. Finishing the Race is available
online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.