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After Following is a collection of poems inspired by what the author Burt Bradley describes as poet whisperers. From Rumi to Kerouac, Ecclesiastes to Philip Levine, Emily Dickinson to Mary Oliver,...

And This House is Only a Nest begins with an abuelo-a grandpa-who is not the gentle sort but one that conjures up fear, anger, work, stubbornness, and resilience. Then a peek at the poet's father,...

Mubanga Kalimamukwento's multi-lingual, hybrid collection of essays and poems, Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies, is a kaleidoscope of emotions: at once self-excavation and epitaph,...

Before the Sun Rises is such a beautiful opening into creating a deep relationship with the beings in nature we share this Earth with. To learn their language is an ancient call of all shamans...

...There's never a moment when the writing is not totally true to his understanding of the lines, and how every line that follows is trustworthy in its attachment to the elemental truth of the place...

In the not-so-distant future, two sisters must navigate a world that is unraveling due to climate change. Wildfires blot out the sky, coastlines are being washed away by rising seas, and the Great...

Can Buddhists Wear Mascara? features narrative poems deeply informed by the author's life. Through an unapologetic exploration of her own contradictions, Anderson highlights dualities that live in...

Meet Henry David Thoreau, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, and other intrepid explorers as you travel northern Maine's rugged woods and waters. In a wild country of ledge and trees that...

Church of Shadow and Light is a call to transform the inner and outer conflicts that shape our world. This powerful collection delves into the interplay between shadow and light, inviting readers to...

Based on Gail Straub's critically acclaimed book The Rhythm of Compassion: Caring for Self, Connecting with Society, these short meditations are designed to help you learn to find and follow your own...

You could say we are all broken, but then again, you could say we are all part of a collective hallelujah, and that might be closer to the truth. Cold Spring Hallelujah explores the experience of...

Theodore Richards . . . takes us on an epic journey . . . It is his journey and it is our journey. It is humanity's journey and though it necessarily includes the misery of cruelty and oppression,...

Education is the subject of much public debate. Politicians and bureaucrats, educators and parents, students and concerned citizens all have an interest-and a stake-in the way we educate our children...

Danger FaceAuthor: C. W. EmersonPublisher: Wayfarer BooksPublication Date: Apr 02, 2025Number of Pages: 56 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1965320899ISBN-13: 9781965320891

You Can't Outrun Your Past, Even If You Were A Superstar Everett Lester, former front-man for the heavy metal band DeathStroke and one of the world's most recognized celebrities, has turned over a...

Beloved Trappist monk Thomas Keating is best known as one of the primary founders of the Centering Prayer movement, which made the contemplative dimension of Christianity accessible through a simple...

Traveling from the Peruvian Amazon to Beijing, from the Siberian tundra to Oaxacan villages, Ian Ramsey's Hackable Animal explores the metaphysical dimensions of being human amongst the disruptions...

In this collection of observations, contemplations, and insights, award-winning author Thomas Lloyd Qualls offers a down-to-earth oracle to help decipher the riddles of modern life. Part field notes...

Heartfullness : Transformation in ChristAuthor: Thomas Keating, Betty Sue FlowersPublisher: Wayfarer BooksPublication Date: Jun 21, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

"Heartfelt and poetic, Falk channels the wisdom of Nature, offering readers a profound call to rethink their relationship with the Earth."-David R. Boyd, author of The Rights of Nature "With poetic...

In How To Carry Soup, C.M. Rivers explores transformation through working with fear and time, love and loss, mystery and the body. He extends to us an invitation to remain curious, and to see every...

In her late twenties, writer and naturalist Lucy Bryan found herself in between places. Her marriage to her first love had crumbled. Her beloved father had died of cancer. Doubt had supplanted the...

"Within the poems of Into the Wind are painful glimpses into a childhood that still haunts the man. Yet the primary song is joy. Joy chosen, lived both through the natural world and in a transcendent...

What does it mean to be just wild enough?This is a collection of poetry that explores wildness through the lens of the seasons, the elements, the four directions, and ultimately, through the mystery...

These poems are rooted in meditation and writing practices, and blossom in the light of human experience. This book is about the intersection of repetition and progress. What is done over and over...

Brooke Williams walked twice into Southern Utah's Mary Jane Wilderness: at the beginning of the Trump presidency, which will be seen as among most tumultuous and destructive in American History, and...

In Earth-based cultures, Mothers are held at the center. As life-bearers, they are treated with the same care and respect as Mother Earth. However, in industrialized societies where the Earth is both...

What is the embodied shape of memory? How is it cared for and set down into the hearts of future generations? Where lives the land of forgetting? Throughout these poems, April Tierney weaves together...

Winona Heeley spent the last year of recovery from eating disorders in rural Japan, at Michikusa House, alongside one other full-time resident: Jun Nakashima. Like Winona, Jun was a recovering addict...

"Matthew Fox elegantly offers a contemplative practice that transforms the names of God to the experience of God." -Deepak Chopra"What a magnificent symphony of sacred names! My heart is resounding...