Poetry is not something that simply spills from the mind unbidden. No, Poetry is an essence that travels from one being to the next; it is shared by ingestion of life. A life absent from the poetic expressions found in the trees, the fall colors, the simple poetry of life will never give birth to… Continue reading The Source Of Poetry
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Into The Wild – John Krakauer [ Book Review]
Into The Wild, by John Krakauer was a short read, it doesn’t take a lot of room on the shelf, but there are treasures within that belay it’s small size. A friend recommended the book to me about 4 years ago, and gave me a short synopsis of the story. I remember it well, because… Continue reading Into The Wild – John Krakauer [ Book Review]
The Damps Of Autumn – W.S. Landor [Quote]
The damps of autumn sink into the leaves and prepare them for the necessity of their fall; and thus insensibly are we, as years close around us, detached from our tenacity of life by the gentle pressure of recorded sorrow. W.S. Landor (1775 – 1864) I read that quote, once, twice; ten times. I wonder… Continue reading The Damps Of Autumn – W.S. Landor [Quote]
Coyote Soul, Raven Heart: Meditations Of A Hunter Wanderer – Reg Darling [Book Review]
Coyote Soul, Raven Heart: Meditations Of A Hunter Wanderer stands easily in the company of other Nature Philosophical works as Ogburn’s ‘The Winter Beach’, Beston’s Outermost House, and yes even ‘Walden’ by Thoreau. Like these other books; the subject and content of ‘Coyote Soul, Raven Heart’ is not easily distilled into a few words, Reg’s… Continue reading Coyote Soul, Raven Heart: Meditations Of A Hunter Wanderer – Reg Darling [Book Review]
The Outermost House -Henry Beston [Book Review]
I am surprised that I was unaware of this book for so many years. This book is considered one of the quintessential pieces of nature writing. Though the natural world is a great passion of mine, and in retrospect- some of the books I own reference The Outermost House, I had never picked up a… Continue reading The Outermost House -Henry Beston [Book Review]