{"id":25311,"date":"2025-06-07T19:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25311"},"modified":"2025-06-07T19:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T19:39:47","slug":"between-you-and-me-by-audri-svay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/between-you-and-me-by-audri-svay\/","title":{"rendered":"New Brethren Press book offers ‘an intimate conversation about the distance between people’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Heidi Gross<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evoking both the spiritual and the deeply human, Between You and Me<\/em> is an intimate conversation about the distance between people. With personal storytelling as her art of choice, theopoet Audri Svay draws on her experiences as a poet, professor, and pastor to challenge ideas of acceptance, question societal assumptions, and explore intersections of identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steeped in nostalgia yet refreshingly relatable, this collection of poems is meant for anyone who has wondered about their purpose and place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Svay received her master of arts degree in Theopoetics and Writing from Bethany Theological Seminary and has served as a pastor and theopoet in the Church of the Brethren. Her articles and poetry have been published in Messenger<\/em> and Brethren Life and Thought<\/em>, and she was the recipient of Manchester University\u2019s 2024 Young Alumni Impact Award. She lives in northern Indiana where she teaches writing at the University of St. Francis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-order now at www.brethrenpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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— Heidi Gross is managing editor of Brethren Press.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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