lectio divina for reborn things by Sarah Lyons

In lectio divina for reborn things, Sarah Lyons blends lyrical poetry and prose to create a hybrid text that interrogates psychological trauma, abuse, faith, and the body. Detailing the hierarchy between divinity and mortality with use of graphic imagery, Lyons’ lectio divina for reborn things captures the difficulties of living with depression, anxiety, and self-loathing. The main character struggles with her other self, a fleshy self, reborn and re-imagined: a painful persona, a pious product of tongues and teeth through which a struggle for truth is all-encompassing. Lyons adopts varying styles throughout her work, making each entry a vibrant and captivating piece on its own, and the monster she creates haunts readers’ thoughts long after the final page.