{"id":56125,"date":"2023-01-20T13:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T18:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=56125"},"modified":"2023-01-20T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T18:05:00","slug":"book-feature-down-where-the-soul-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/book-feature-down-where-the-soul-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Feature: <em>Down Where the Soul Is<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Jones, Author<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-56127\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Book-Feature-2_-Down-Where-the-Soul-Is-none-needed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"380\" \/>Hendersonville poet Tim Jones\u2019 third book of poetry is his most intimate offering yet. \u201cMy first book was deeply personal, almost autobiographical,\u201d he says. \u201cThe second book was written in the voice of blessings offered for experiences encountered in everyday life. This one is a mixture of both of those voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones draws upon his own life for inspiration: hiking, running a homeless shelter and serving in a local Episcopal parish. \u201cThe idea behind the title of the book is finding meaning and connection in ordinary, down-to-earth places and moments,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>That search for meaning may find itself expressed in questions, he says, such as \u201cAre we ultimately alone in this world?\u201d and \u201cDoes any of this really matter?\u201d And, he adds, although he draws upon his own ministry services, he hopes that his poems reach readers approaching from various places. \u201cReaders who are not religious or who have been wounded by religious institutions tell me that my poems speak to their spiritual longings in a way that isn\u2019t threatening,\u201d says Jones. \u201cThat\u2019s my great hope. 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