Leaning toward Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them

Leaning toward Light is a beautiful poetry anthology that celebrates our connection to the green world, featuring contemporary voices from well-known writers and rising stars. It offers comfort, solace, and joy through poems that evoke the collective urge to grow, tend, and heal. The anthology is presented in a stunning gift format with a foreword, reflective pauses, personal recipes, illustrations, and a ribbon bookmark.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2023
Publisher: Workman Publishing

Leaning Toward Light, a captivating poetry anthology, presents a heartfelt collection of poems that resonate with our collective longing to nurture, tend, and heal, fostering an evocative celebration of our profound connection to the green world. Much like immersing oneself in the beauty of a well-crafted poem, caring for plants brings forth a sense of comfort, solace, and pure joy to countless individuals. In this remarkable new poetry anthology, titled Leaning Toward Light, acclaimed poet and passionate gardener Tess Taylor has curated a diverse array of contemporary voices to offer a tapestry of poems that revel in that joyous bond with nature. This captivating collection features the works of several renowned contemporary writers, as well as some exciting emerging talents in the world of poetry. Among the contributors to this extraordinary anthology are Ross Gay, Jericho Brown, Mark Doty, Jane Hirshfield, Ada Limón, Danusha Laméris, Naomi Shihab Nye, Garrett Hongo, Ellen Bass, and James Crews. A foreword by Aimee Nezhukumatathil provides insightful commentary, while reflective pauses and personal recipes from select contributing poets offer a deeper connection to the poetic journey. Additionally, original and whimsical illustrations by Melissa Castrillon add an enchanting touch to this stunning, hardcover gift format.

Weight: 408g
Dimension: 158 x 210 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781635865806