Poems of Gargoyles Raise Money for Washington National Cathedral Repairs
A book of poetry told by Washington National Cathedral gargoyles was released on Oct. 18.
Local author Jeff Sypeck’s new book, full of poems about the towering bestial gargoyles of Washington National Cathedral, has been released just in time for Halloween and will help raise funds for repairs on the cathedral’s towers that were damaged last year in an earthquake. “Looking Up: Poems from the National Cathedral Gargoyles,” which was officially released Oct. 18, is comprised of 53 medieval folklore style poems, sonnets, soliloquies and songs “all of which are associated with one of the gargoyles or grotesques” on the Washington National Cathedral, said Sypeck. He called his work a “strange little book” that is geared for adult readers who appreciate an old-fashioned approach to poetry. Sypeck said his poems are best read aloud, …
