Fervor for Frogs | Preview of Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians
An extract from Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians, edited by Jamie K. Reaser Fervor for Frogs by T. Lynette Plenderleith Feature image: © T. Lynette Plenderleith “Everybody stop!” The order reverberated through the forest foliage like a sergeant major’s command and, like a well-honed military troop, we obeyed. Transfixed and curious, I anxiously pondered the reason for our halted march. I knew the shout had come from Sam, but I couldn’t see him or pinpoint his position....
read moreA Taste of Western Solstice
We continue to celebrate Leonore Wilson and her collection of poetry, Western Solstice, this month. What better way than to let her poetry speak for itself. We’ve hand picked four poems that embody what made us fall in love with Leonore’s poetry – one of the very first collections we published. Her poems are full of (as Theodore Richards put it) “embedded revelation.” They are embodied and earthy, ripe and ready for eating. Our mission here is to publish books, be they poetry or non-fiction, whose...
read moreThe Embedded Revelation in the Poetry of Leonore Wilson
This year we have chosen to look back on all the authors that make up the Hiraeth Press circle. Each month we will focus on one Hiraeth author and revisit their works. In May we are celebrating Leonore Wilson, author of Western Solstice and poet laureate of Napa Valley. This week, author Theodore Richards reflects on the theme of “embedded revelation” in Leonore’s poetry. Stay tuned int he coming weeks as we share more thoughts and reflections on Leonore’s work from our authors. Western Solstice is available for...
read moreHorned Toad Hospitality | Preview of Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians
I discovered my first desert horned lizard in my father’s lunchbox. After two interminable days away, my dad finally came through the front door. Joyfully, I ran to greet him, lunging forward with a big hug.
read moreHiraeth Press Win Nautilus Gold!
We are very proud to announce that Cosmosophia: Cosmology, Mysticism and the Birth of a New Myth by Theodore Richards has won a Nautilus Gold Medal. This is the second award for Cosmosophia. The book previously won an IPPY Gold Medal. The Nautilus Award has been won by such authors as Deepak Chopra, Barbara Kingsolver, Mathew Fox, Eckhart Tolle and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Cosmosophia as well as Theodore’s new book, Creatively Maladjusted: The Wisdom Education Movement Manifesto are now available wherever books are sold,...
read moreNewt Kid in the Moors | Preview of Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians
An extract from Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians, edited by Jamie K. Reaser Newt Kid in the Moors by Robin D. Moore Feature Photo © Robin Moore. “Right, I’m going to catch amphibians!” I announced to my parents from the kitchen doorway. My backpack bulged with containers of every imaginable size and shape, and my feet rattled in gum boots two sizes too large. I was seven and would, supposedly, grow into them. Given the close proximity of my audience, my excitement-laden...
read moreAn Conversation with J. K. McDowell
Interview done by Leslie M. Browning, Co-Lead Editor Hiraeth Press Leslie: Your poetry collection, Night, Mystery & Light is written in the Ghazal form. A style made famous by Rumi and Hafiz but semi-obscure in present poetic practices. What first sparked your interest in this form? J.K.: In 1999 Robert Bly published a set of translations of the nineteenth century Indian poet Ghalib who wrote in the Ghazal form. Ghalib wrote in Urdu and keeps the couplet form from the traditional Persian and Arabic of...
read moreBaptism by Mud by Jeffrey C. Beane | Excerpt from Courting the Wild
Today we celebrate the release of the revamped edition of Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians, edited by Jamie K. Reaser. If you haven’t already heard, we are doing something rather special with this release. Every time you buy a copy of Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians, whether on Amazon or right here in our bookstore, Hiraeth Press will donate $2.00 to the ASG (Amphibian Specialist Group). So dive in and make a splash, order a copy and share this post. Help us...
read moreLove Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians | Now Available!
The revamped edition of Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians, edited by Jamie K. Reaser is now available! We are doing something rather special with this release. Every time you buy a copy of Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles and Amphibians, whether on Amazon or right here in our bookstore, Hiraeth Press will donate $2.00 to the ASG. So dive in and make a splash, order a copy and share this post. Help us raise money for this worthy cause.
read moreTurtling in the Michigan Cold by Whit Gibbons | An Excerpt from Courting the Wild
On April 24th we will release a second edition of Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles & Amphibians, edited by Jamie K. Reaser. Over the years this little book has become a Hiraeth Press classic. In the coming weeks we will be revisiting some of our favorite essays. We’ll begin with a selection from Whit Gibbons. Turtling in the Michigan Cold An Excerpt from Courting the Wild: Love Affairs with Reptiles & Amphibians, edited by Jamie K. Reaser The first reptile that entered my life in...
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