Nature Speaks: Art & Poetry for the Earth

Poetry and art, "fascinating, thought-provoking, and soul-stirring"*Winner of six book awards including 2017 Eric Hoffer Poetry Book Award, Eric Hoffer Book Award, Grand Prize, Shortlist , Silver Nautilus Poetry AwardIn Nature Speaks, Deborah Kennedy's captivating poetry and ink illustrations bring to life the profound bond between ourselves and the larger natural world. Kennedy focuses on the ecological themes of our time, infusing art and science with insight and passion. Her powerful poetry and earth-toned ink illustrations feature the elegance of birds and strength of redwood trees, appealing to the eye, the mind, and the heart. Nature Speaks invites us to listen to the earth--to appreciate nature's grace, complexity, and vigor--as we move toward pathways for healing ourselves and the earth.Quotation from the independent review:*US Review of BooksEric Hoffer Book Award, Winner Poetry


Nature Speaks: Art and Poetry for the Earth, Deborah Kennedy, White Cloud Press - The clarity of the poetic voice in the author's lines carry an intensity of feeling that communicates the subject's vulnerability. The book offers a restless, analytical collection in which the forces of nature and science intertwine and often signal the acute precision of the analysis itself. It is a culmination of parts drawn together, weaving amongst earthy illustrations and an exquisite layout--pulling the reader even deeper into the narrative. The author's work is both fascinating, thought-provoking, and soul-stirring. The book is haunting and powerful--an affectionate work of art, critical for reading during such a time as this.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 15.0px} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 13.0px}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}