Note to Self

Note to Self: Poems for Changing the World from the Inside Out
Jamie K. Reaser
160 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 Paperback
$14.95

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“This is poetry for the soul…It took me down into my depths, beck­oning me to dig fear­lessly into my com­posted dreams, com­mit­ments, and deep yearn­ings. I resisted the urge to read the entire col­lec­tion in one sit­ting, instead rumi­nating over each poem as one might a grand painting or a sacred gospel.”

—Christopher Uhl, PhD, author of Developing Ecological Consciousness: Path to a Sustainable World

“Jamie K. Reaser is a rare bird, indeed: a mystic nat­u­ralist, a gifted poet, and a vir­tuoso guide to soul. With the Siren song of her seduc­tive verse, this chthonic critter will grab you by the ankles and draw you down toward the ecstatic and ter­ri­fying mys­teries of the one life you can call your own, your one true gift for this breaking world. ”

—Bill Plotkin, Ph.D., Author of Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of  Nature and Psyche and Nature and the Human Soul

“Jamie’s poetry lands in my soul like gentle rain on a desert. Not since the Persian mys­tics have I read poems that seem to flow so res­o­nantly into my heart, pro­viding swells of guid­ance and rip­ples of remem­brance about how best to live through these changing times. This is a lan­guage of essence, but though lean, it is lus­cious, stir­ring readers to a fuller savoring, cel­e­brating and par­tic­i­pa­tion in this trans­for­ma­tive time. Everyone should read this book who wishes to season their lives with savory reminders of the lumi­nosity and sacred­ness of life.”

—Nina Simons, co-​​founder of Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature

“Note to Self is a reminder that sit­ting with uncer­tainty is a call to one’s soul to reunite with the sacred pathway that is each of our birthright. Reaser’s poems are pure sage wisdom and invoke our keys to whole­ness with divine Self.”

—Jeanine M. Canty, Ph.D., Core Faculty and Chair, Environmental Studies, Naropa University

“Reading Jamie’s poems touched my heart. Her ability to weave words together opened my eyes to see things like never before. I con­tinue to dis­cover deeper mean­ings.”

—Andrew Soliz, Founder, Sacred Ways

“Change begins within each of us. Yet when con­fronted with com­pelling evi­dence, ‘the facts,’ we often fail to alter destruc­tive atti­tudes, flawed per­cep­tions and old habits. Jamie K. Reaser’s Note to Self is poetic per­me­ating oil tracing its way down the threads of our hearts, reaching deep to places where impor­tant choices must be made.”

—Larry J. Schweiger, President, National Wildlife Federation