2015 AIRIE Calendar will appeal to those who care deeply about the environment and wish to contribute to its well being and appreciation.
Facing Aridity
These are poems inspired by refugees, people living under communist rule, and fragile cultures and ecosystems on the brink of extinction.
Facing Aridity by Diana Woodcock features poems inspired by research expeditions and residencies in Alaska, the Arctic Circle, the Everglades, and southern Africa; and by fifteen years spent living in Arabia.
The desert narratives in Diana Woodcock's collection become scenes of lush lyricism, color and life bursting from the arid landscapes.
Beggar in the Everglades
Tamed by the Desert
Addressing both violenceand beauty, the collection's compelling and edgy terrain lingers--like the "golden specks of sunlight ... on timbrel bells"--Her poem"Year of Lhasa." Talvikki Ansel, author of Jetty and My Shining Archipelago.
Perhaps for a poet who grew up memorizing nature psalms of the Old Testament and singing "This is My Father¿s World," it was inevitable that her poetry eventually would take a turn toward ecological concerns, merging her spirituality with ...
In the Shade of the Sidra Tree: Poems
Desert Ecology: Lessons and Visions