Leaning toward Light
Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them
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- This
- beautiful
- poetry
- anthology
- offers
- a
- warm,
- inviting
- selection
- of
- poems
- from
- a
- wide
- range
- of
- voices
- that
- speak
- to
- the
- collective
- urge
- to
- grow,
- tend,
- and
- heal—an
- evocative
- celebration
- of
- our
- connection
- to
- the
- green
- world.Caring
- for
- plants
- (much
- like
- reading
- a
- good
- poem)
- brings
- comfort,
- solace,
- and
- joy
- to
- many—offering
- an
- outlet
- in
- difficult
- times
- to
- slow
- down
- and
- steward
- growth.
- In
- Leaning
- toward
- Light,
- acclaimed
- poet
- and
- avid
- gardener
- Tess
- Taylor
- brings
- together
- a
- diverse
- range
- of
- contemporary
- voices
- to
- offer
- poems
- that
- celebrate
- that
- joyful
- connection
- to
- the
- natural
- world.
- Several
- of
- the
- most
- well-known
- contemporary
- writers,
- as
- well
- as
- some
- of
- poetry’s
- exciting
- rising
- stars,
- contribute
- to
- this
- collection
- including
- Ross
- Gay,
- Jericho
- Brown,
- Mark
- Doty,
- Jane
- Hirshfield,
- Ada
- Limón,
- Danusha
- Laméris,
- Naomi
- Shihab
- Nye,
- Garret
- Hongo,
- Ellen
- Bass,
- and
- James
- Crews.
- Select
- poems
- are
- paired
- with
- reflective
- pauses
- and
- personal
- recipes
- from
- the
- authors,
- and
- colorful
- illustrations
- are
- featured
- throughout.
- Plus,
- the
- gorgeous
- hardcover
- package
- with
- ribbon
- bookmark
- makes
- this
- anthology
- a
- distinctive
- gift.Gardening
- offers
- a
- rich
- and
- expansive
- subject,
- with
- poems
- moving
- thematically
- through
- the
- year
- from
- planting
- and
- weeding
- to
- harvesting
- and
- eating.
- Poets
- find
- purpose
- in
- browsing
- a
- seed
- catalog
- and
- comfort
- in
- picking
- green
- tomatoes
- despite
- California’s
- wildfire
- season
- raging
- on—reminding
- us
- how
- gardening
- is
- a
- healing
- practice,
- both
- for
- ourselves
- and
- the
- spaces
- we
- tend.
- The
- range
- of
- experience
- reflected,
- from
- caring
- for
- a
- few
- houseplants
- to
- an
- expansive
- garden
- or
- farm,
- offers
- wide
- appeal
- and
- illuminating
- insights
- for
- gardeners,
- plant
- lovers,
- or
- anyone
- interested
- in
- connecting
- more
- deeply
- with
- the
- earth.This
- publication
- conforms
- to
- the
- EPUB
- Accessibility
- specification
- at
- WCAG
- 2.0
- Level AA.
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