Mann addresses the issue with sensitivity in this debut poetry collection, but she isn't afraid to appear unreasonable even absurd in psalm-like poems that portray emotional clashes between Christian ideas and her own:
Oh, how slowly we flow, oh
How slowly we flow, we crack with age.
I’ve lived for the feelings of others,
A philosophy of sorts.
Some poems, such as 'Christening' and 'Extreme Unction,' stand out from the rest of the collection because they deal with rites of passage at the beginning and end of life, with the central theme of love explored through bits of scripture and rituals.
Mann has also published feminist liturgical theology and cultural history for The Church Times on a regular basis. Fierce Imaginings (D.L.T. ), Dazzling Darkness, and many others are among her five full-length works. Mann's life as a poet and priest is depicted in The Kingdom of Love, in which she interrogates the sacred and profane in a world that ignores legendary elements.
Despite the fact that the collection's major theme is love, Mann explores this and other subthemes with candor and without clichés. She tackles/explores concerns and the uncertainties of religion in 'Fide Quaerens.'
The Kingdom of Love is a passionate discussion of some of life's big problems, including death, religion, uncertainty, and, of course, love, in short verses.
