A Poem For Singles

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

When I was little — preschool little — the TV shows would show us how beatniks would gather at coffee houses and recite poetry. Yes, coffee houses have been around that long. And the listeners would respond by snapping their fingers. At least, that’s how it was on Dobie Gillis.

So I was very surprised to see that coffee house poetry reading is back — within the Christian community — and with snapping fingers. The Spirit can do some very surprising things, you know.

This is a wonderful video from Passion for Christ Movement. I don’t know much about them, but I love the poetry. It’s for single Christians, but I think all the readers will appreciate the message and the art.

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.
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3 Responses to A Poem For Singles

  1. Cathy Mullican says:
    April 13, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    I don't think poetry slams ever died. And coffee houses go back to the 16th century, and were the root of the stock exchange, as you probably know.

  2. X-Ray says:
    April 13, 2011 at 5:03 pm

    Beautiful. 🙂

    I always need that reminder to wait. And wait. And wait some more… (yay seemingly perpetual singleness!)

    P.S. Dobie Gillis? You mean that Scooby Doo was based on this show that I've never even heard of? With Bob Denver as beatnik?!?! :-O

  3. Jay Guin says:
    April 13, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    X-Ray,Hard to believe that Scooby Doo wasn’t an entirely original concept — given the quality of the show and all.

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