Sonnets for the queen of heaven

In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Sonnets for Christ the King, the foremost traditional lyric poet of our times explores the mysteries of the Blessed Virgin Mary in verses reminiscent of the great English masters. MacKenzie’s Mariological tour de force opens with a sequence featuring one sonnet for every title of Our Lady in the Litany of Loreto. A second set consists of lyrical meditations on Mary’s role in the mystery of the Incarnation. The dramatic climax is a jewel-like corona of sonnets honoring the Queen of Heaven in her rarely explored relation to the Seven Sacraments.

Approved by traditional Catholic clergy (Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat).

108 pages | 6 x 9 inches | © MacKenzie Lyric Poetry

ISBN 978-1-7353935-0-6 (hardback)

ISBN 978-1-7353935-1-3 (softcover)

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Verses Composed in the Grand Manner

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About the author

Winner of the 2020 Society of Classical Poets Competition and the only American to have won the Scottish International Open Poetry Competition (see Times Literary Supplement, London, Jan. 27, 2017), MacKenzie has studied the history of the sonnet in five languages, including Scots. With his M.A. in French Studies and a minor in Italian, MacKenzie's philological approach to English gives his verses a timeless quality readers love.

James Sale, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts has referred to MacKenzie's "Sonnets for Christ the King" as "major poetry by a major poet," while Bishop Ramolla has called McKenzie "the great lyric poet of our times."

In addition to sacred verse, the poet has also taken up historical themes of current interest. His "Letter to England" inspired an article in The Spectator magazine (UK). While his verses have appeared in popular dailies such as Edinburgh's The Scotsman and London's The Independent, the poet has since announced a strong commitment to the British Monarchy through a series of poems celebrating the Royal Family with video versions posted on social media.

MacKenzie did his theology in France, Switzerland, Italy, and then back in the United States. Having received the Minor Orders (Porter, Lector, Acolyte, and Exorcist), he left the clerical state and subsequently met and married the beautiful "Lady of the Sonnets" who inspires his popular love poetry today.

"The divine purpose of poetry is the glory of God and conversion of souls." —Joseph Charles MacKenzie 

   A literary act of reparation

MacKenzie wrote Sonnets for the Queen of Heaven in reparation for blasphemies committed throughout the world against Mary’s Immaculate Conception, her Immaculate Heart, her perpetual virginity, and her special role as Co-Redemptrix of humankind. Offer your purchase in reparation for these horrible sins and be a part of the restoration of Christian literary culture.

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