A simple, heartfelt wandering of life and its happenings, Un-Orthodox Boy is a collection of poems about faith and the steady, sustaining love of God. As a text, Un-Orthodox Boy seeks, in its own way, to probe at the subtle boundaries of poetry, James´ poems attempt to put on display a measured offering of human feeling-the bright visions, the deep despairs, and the spaces of the heart in-between them. Throughout Un-Orthodox Boy, James´ verse exhibits moments of both levity and gravity in its desire to embroider the soul in the vibrant colours of God´s goodness. It attempts to craft cathedrals of awe in the heart and reveal the breadth of individual sensibility. In short, James´ work, in its execution, implores its readers to consider what it means to be human and to recollect the presence of the divine in the world.
