The Hidden Work: Poems Inspired by the Writings of C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis is one of history's most influential and thought-provoking writers. Like many others who encountered his impeccable work, his writings profoundly impacted the life and imagination of poet, Rob Jones. His writing engages not only the mind but the whole person. He has opened a wardrobe containing truth, goodness, and beauty, which has cultivated wonder within the poet's heart and inflamed his creativity.

His imaginative and academic writings have inspired and bodied forth this book of poetry. Each poem in The Hidden Work arises directly from his written work. Accompanied by the poems are quotes from his books. Some of the poems extract C.S. Lewis's meaning, while others are what the poet extrapolated from his quotes.

In The Hidden Work, Poems Inspired by the Writings of C.S. Lewis, the poet hopes it will be an impetus that will escort you to the works of C.S. Lewis, engender a love of poetry within you, and awaken a longing to find the place where beauty originated.