“ I muse a life spent by the sea as I propel more
failed skims into the turquoise shallows. ”
From the poem, Lulworth Cove
and the book, Propelled into Wonder
Bio
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Matthew White is a priest, poet and songwriter as well as an accomplished musician and singer. Born in Liverpool, White has been writing and performing for as long as he can remember. He obtained his degree from the London School of Theology where he studied Music and Theology before later graduating from Trinity College in Bristol where he trained for ordained ministry in the Church of England.
His first book, Propelled into Wonder: Poems of a Priest, was released in 2024 (Wipf and Stock) and is an original collection of poetry featuring hand–drawn illustrations and honest reflections on grief, beauty, leadership and faith. Matthew is married to Sarah and lives in Essex where they attempt to parent 3 beautiful children and 1 very silly dog.
Propelled into Wonder
Propelled into Wonder is Matthew White's captivating debut poetry collection.
Featuring beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, this book is an invitation to pay attention, to undress the soul, and to exhale.
In Propelled into Wonder, Matthew White offers psalms for today that have been forged in the excoriating furnace of surrender. This book is a raw testimony to the unrelenting advances of grace and that great redeeming light which waltzes our shadows into splendour.
Endorsements
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This poet–priest serves well both earth and heaven, joining them to celebrate the voice of the God who speaks into our own earth–language the echoes of heaven as they arrive to his attentive, listening ear.
LUCI SHAW,
AWARD–WINNING POET & WRITER IN RESIDENCE AT REGENT COLLEGE, VANCOUVER
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With words as pastoral as they are poetic, gentle as they are stirring, Matthew has, like a true psalmist, written a collection that leaves no stone of the human story unturned. As you move through these pages you’ll find yourself walking the terrain of grief and wonder, beauty and connection, guided by a man who has paid for his words.
JOSHUA LUKE SMITH,
RAPPER, PRODUCER,
POET & FOUNDER OF
THE PSALMISTS
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These poems will reach straight into your body and squeeze your heart tight. Thought-provoking and achingly emotive, Matthew has an honesty and witty grit, no doubt honed at the frontline of all that is life, which cuts through many layers to land soul–deep.
DONNA ASHWORTH, SUNDAY TIMES
BEST–SELLING
AUTHOR & POET
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