Consider the Lilies: Mrs. God Poems

Inventive, surprising, moving, and often funny, the twenty poems in this book portray a female deity (Mrs. God herself) and follow her and her well-known spouse as they navigate creation and the following millennia. The following are a few lines from the first poem: "Someone had to do the dirty work, spading the garden, moving mountains, keeping the darkness out of the light, and she took every imperfection personally. Mr. Big Ideas, sure, but someone had to run the numbers..."