{"product_id":"the-language-of-trees-a-rewilding-of-literature-and-landscape-paperback","title":"The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatie Holten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoss Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots, and seeds, \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to discover an unexpected and imaginative language to better read and write the natural world around us and reclaim our relationship with it. In this gorgeously illustrated and deeply thoughtful collection, Katie Holten gifts readers her tree alphabet and uses it to masterfully translate and illuminate beloved lost and new, original writing in praise of the natural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction from Ross Gay, and featuring writings from over fifty contributors including Ursula K. Le Guin, Ada Limón, Robert Macfarlane, Zadie Smith, Radiohead, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, James Gleick, Elizabeth Kolbert, Plato, and Robin Wall Kimmerer, Holten illustrates each selection with an abiding love and reverence for the magic of trees. She guides readers on a journey from creation myths and cave paintings to the death of a 3,500-year-old cypress tree, from Tree Clocks in Mongolia and forest fragments in the Amazon to the language of fossil poetry, unearthing a new way to see the natural beauty all around us and an urgent reminder of what could happen if we allow it to slip away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e considers our relationship with literature and landscape, resulting in an astonishing fusion of storytelling and art and a deeply beautiful celebration of trees through the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Holten\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and activist. In 2003, she represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale. She has had solo exhibitions at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Nevada Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, and Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. Her drawings investigate the tangled relationships between humans and the natural world. She has created Tree Alphabets, a Stone Alphabet, and a Wildflower Alphabet to share the joy she finds in her love of the more-than-human world. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003efrieze\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a visiting lecturer at the New School of the Anthropocene. If she could be a tree, she would be an Oak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Gay\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e, a genre-defying book of essays, and three books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eAgainst Which\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBringing the Shovel Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatalog of Unabashed Gratitude\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the co-author, with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, of the chapbook \"Lace and Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens,\" in addition to being co-author, with Richard Wehrenberg, Jr., of the chapbook, \"River.\" He is a founding editor, with Karissa Chen and Patrick Rosal, of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin', in addition to being an editor with the chapbook presses Q Avenue and Ledge Mule Press. Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Ross teaches at Indiana University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44813938262118,"sku":"9781959030782","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/kFZ9Wk2KdY9781959030782.webp?v=1771811730","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-language-of-trees-a-rewilding-of-literature-and-landscape-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}