What does a good long ramble in the woods tell us about our shared experiences, our loneliness.
About the Author: Sydney Lea is 2021 recipient of the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
128 Pages
Nature, Essays
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About the Book
What does a good long ramble in the woods tell us about our shared experiences, our loneliness. Is it possible to shed our civilized layers of defensive behavior, our fear of unmasking and discovery, of the unknown or once-known and forgotten? Join celebrated outdoorsman and poet Sydney Lea as he walks off into his beloved New England woods on a vision quest that touches everyone who reads along to keep him company. One's own shape-shifting powers come into focus in the light of Lea's surprising discoveries and revelations.
Book Synopsis
What does a good long ramble in the woods tell us about our shared experiences, our loneliness. Is it possible to shed our civilized layers of defensive behavior, our fear of unmasking and discovery, of the unknown or once-known and forgotten? Join celebrated outdoorsman and poet Sydney Lea as he walks off into his beloved New England woods on a vision quest that touches everyone who reads along to keep him company. One's own shape-shifting powers come into focus in the light of Lea's surprising discoveries and revelations.
About the Author
Sydney Lea is 2021 recipient of the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. A former Pulitzer finalist and winner of the 1998 Poets' Prize, he served as founding editor of New England Review and was Vermont's poet laureate from 2011 to 2015. The author of 23 books, Lea is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller and Fulbright Foundations, and for more than four decades he taught at Dartmouth, Yale, Middlebury, and Wesleyan colleges. He has long been active in conservation, especially in Maine, where he led two campaigns that conserved over 400,000 acres. He lives in Newbury, Vermont.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .28 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 128
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Essays
Publisher: Down East Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Sydney Lea
Language: English
Street Date: April 15, 2025
TCIN: 1009224264
UPC: 9781684752355
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-7251
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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