On Human Flourishing: A Poetry Anthology - Paperback

by D. J. Moores (Editor), James O. Pawelski (Editor), Adam Potkay (Editor)

Great literature is more often praised for compelling depictions of conflict and tragedy than for moving portrayals of happiness and well-being. This collection of verse brings together poems of felicity, capturing what it means to be well in the fullest sense. Presented in 14 thematic sections, these works offer inspiring readings on wisdom, self-love, ecstasy, growth, righteousness, love and lust, inspiration, oneness with nature, hope, irreverence, awe, the delights of the senses, gratitude and compassion, relation to the sacred, justice, and unity. At times elegant, at others blunt, these poems reflect on what it means to live a rich, fulfilling life.

Author Biography

D.J. Moores is an associate professor of literature at National University in San Diego, California. James O. Pawelski, a University of Pennsylvania senior scholar, is the founder of its Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. Adam Potkay is the William R. Kenan Professor of Humanities at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Emma Mason is a professor of English and comparative literary studies at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. Susan J. Wolfson is a professor of English at Princeton and former president of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics. James Engell is the Gurney Professor of English and a professor of comparative literature at Harvard and former president of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics.