Poems and prayers by Matthew McConaughey

If you like perspicacity, mixed with sagacity and simplicity, theocracy and humanity, plus word play and ideas threaded through large and small apertures … then this is for you! Matthew McConnaughey surprises readers who do not know of his personal talents and have just seen him on screen using others’ words and being directed to perform - in this book of his own conjuring, he reveals a considerable skill in playing poetically with profound ideas and using rhythm and emotion to stimulate thinking. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this work. For those who are afraid of the ‘prayers’, they are merely poetic expressions of an individual willing to look up, as well as in, to explore the world in which he lives and has his being. They present a willingness to shy away from fame and self-centredness and explore a bigger viewpoint. That doesn’t stop him from the occasional excursion into the vernacular … not every word and idea is soft. 

I am willing to say that you will rediscover poetry and resonate with some or all of McConnaughey’s musings in this book and will be impressed by the wordplay, aphorisms and thought gymnastics that he employs, even if you don’t always agree with him. This is a book of poetry to stimulate thought and to ponder over, and occasionally  to be impressed with the sparkle of an idea that is spotlighted in a flicker of the flame of wisdom and word. Don't be put off by his movie fame … he is a thinker and a poet, a philosopher, and a man whose faith impacts his life journey.

Themes: Poetry, wisdom, prayer, philosophy.

Carolyn Hull