Thoreau and the Language of Trees by Richard Higgins sunset finding a world that hums

finding a world that hums with big questions--about 'desire

a "marvellous tale" written by Tolkien suggesting what might have been the form and style of an Old English folk-tale of Beowulf

plus other stories and essays

A Lover's Complaint

surprising animals

Thoreau and the Language of Trees by Richard Higgins sunset finding a world that humsTrees were central to Henry David Thoreau's creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought, and his inner life. His portraits of them were so perfect, it was as if he could see the sap flowing beneath their bark. When Thoreau wrote that the poet loves the pine tree as his own shadow in the air, he was speaking about himself. In short, he spoke their language. In this original book, Richard Higgins explores Thoreau's deep connections to