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This anthology is a collection of conserved lands in Maine, and poems inspired by them. 13 chapters full of poems, photos, and information about conserved properties, all celebrating the beauty and ecological value of Maine's forests, islands, trails, farms, gardens, and waterways.

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What you hold in your hand is a wonderful collection of experiences that come directly from connections to the land---conserved land now stewarded by land trusts across Maine. Take this book along on your next walk or paddle. Browse it during winnter evenings when you want to remember the green places, when you need to be nurtured by your connections to the natural world.... ---Tim Glidden, Maine Coast Heritage Trust President (2011-2021) The poets in Writing the Land: Maine show us that, at our best, we are not just on the land but with the land. They have looked deeply at what grows and lives in this earth, stone, water, and light. Their poems give us an opportunity to be immersed in the present-a present that carries its eons-old history and its evolving future in the same breath. --Stuart Kestenbaum, Poet Laureate of Maine (2016-2021) Everything has stories - the plants, the animals, the stone, the water, the wind, the humans. Everything speaks. Particular places are the sum, and more, of these conversations. The world is made from stories. This volume represents some of Maine's protected places, where the land is protected, but also its stories. These poets wander into these places, open their hearts, and come back with stories for all of us to hear. We listen closely, and hear the heart of the land. What an opportunity - to listen to these lands, singing! ---Gary Lawless, poet and bookseller

What you hold in your hand is a wonderful collection of experiences that come directly from connections to the land---conserved land now stewarded by land trusts across Maine. Take this book along on your next walk or paddle. Browse it during winnter evenings when you want to remember the green places, when you need to be nurtured by your connections to the natural world.... ---Tim Glidden, Maine Coast Heritage Trust President (2011-2021) The poets in Writing the Land: Maine show us that, at our best, we are not just on the land but with the land. They have looked deeply at what grows and lives in this earth, stone, water, and light. Their poems give us an opportunity to be immersed in the present-a present that carries its eons-old history and its evolving future in the same breath. --Stuart Kestenbaum, Poet Laureate of Maine (2016-2021) Everything has stories - the plants, the animals, the stone, the water, the wind, the humans. Everything speaks. Particular places are the sum, and more, of these conversations. The world is made from stories. This volume represents some of Maine's protected places, where the land is protected, but also its stories. These poets wander into these places, open their hearts, and come back with stories for all of us to hear. We listen closely, and hear the heart of the land. What an opportunity - to listen to these lands, singing! ---Gary Lawless, poet and bookseller

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Lis McLoughlin, PhD is founder and director of NatureCulture LLC, and the Writing the Land project. She publishes the Writing the Land anthologies and other books, and produces events such as the online Authors and Artists Festival. nature-culture.net writingtheland.org Tim Glidden has had a long career in Maine land conservation, environmental advocacy and policy including stints running the Land for Maine's Future Program and most recently as the President of Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Martin Bridge's work spans a wide range of media from Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Theater Design and Site Specific Installations to Performance. He bridges realms of science and mysticism in an effort to challenge the cultural paradigms that dictate how we relate to both the natural world as well as our brothers and sisters.thebridgebrothers.com

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