Dr. Alan Altany recently retired as a professor of Comparative Religions and holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. His poetry has been published in Beltway Poetry Quarterly, North Dakota Quarterly, Montreal Review, Valley Voices, and numerous other respected literary journals.
As a Catholic contemplative poet and theologian, Dr. Altany's work explores the sacred in contemporary consciousness, intimations of God in ordinary experience, and the "beautiful absurdity" of Christian faith in a profane culture. His four-book series, Christian Poetry of the Sacred, represents a lifetime of theological study and spiritual reflection, offering intellectually rigorous, mystically honest verse for readers seeking depth beyond devotional platitudes.
Dr. Altany's poetry has earned a 4.9 out of 5-star rating on Goodreads, with readers describing his work as "powerful poetry from a life lived, at times, at the extremes of God's grace and of his own weakness."
His complete series includes:
- Poems to God (2025)
- Intimations (2024)
- The Greatest Longing (2023)
- A Beautiful Absurdity (2022)
Visit his poetry website and blog at www.alanaltany.com
