Here is an impressive and appealing collection of exquisitely crafted essays and poems by nature writers, biologists, and academics on the glories, mysteries, and wonders of the nature world. Hats off to Jason Gardner who has written the introduction and served as editor of this anthology.
The Sacred Earth is divided into four sections:
1. Experience, which contains pieces by Peter Matthiessen, David Abram, Gretel Ehrlich, John Daniel, Chet Ramo, Rick Bass, and others.
2. Texture, which has selections by John Muir, Wallace Stegner, Wendell Berry, Brenda Peterson, Edward Abbey, Diane Ackerman, Annie Dillard, and others.
3. Practice, which presents essays by Richard Nelson, Loren Eiseley, Gary Snyder, Bill McKibben, John Hay, Scott Russell Sanders, Linda Hogan, and others.
4. Belief, which showcases the writings of Barry Lopez, Louise Erdrich, Matthew Fox, Sam Keen, Joseph Campbell, and Terry Tempest Williams.
