Song of the Universe: Earth Poems and Prose from Around the World - Softcover

Rowthorn, Dr. Anne

9781595180384: Song of the Universe: Earth Poems and Prose from Around the World

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595180389 ISBN 13: 9781595180384

Publisher: LeaderResources, 2010

"Anne Rowthorn has ably assembled Wisdom from a splendid palate, drawn from different faith traditions, cultures, and eras of human history. In Song of the Universe, she retrieves her readers from the exile of either apathy or over-extension, and sends them back to do what needs to be done--with renewed heart and resolve to make a difference." --The Rev. Canon Carla V. Pryne, Episcopal priest and founder of Earth Ministry Anne Rowthorn believes that poets, prose writers, and philosophers offer us a multitude of ways to see the earth. They open earth's door and invite us to step into the garden of the universe. Language can move us to action; and her agenda in editing this stimulating collection of writings about nature from around the world is to challenge us to protect the natural world from ourselves. "Anne Rowthorn's luminous anthology of earth poems brings with it a blessing that comes to us from all over the world and across a stretch of time. Each individual work stops us in our tracks with a sense of fresh natural beauty, so often passed by without notice or violated without thought. Taken together, the poems offer a human witness to the universe in all its wondrous variety--a gorgeous hymnal in praise of creation." --Professor Peter S. Hawkins, Yale Divinity School

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About the Author:

Anne Rowthorn, Ph. D. is a writer specializing in ecology and eco-spirituality. Her passion is the environment and beautiful, rural, southeastern Connecticut town where she lives is a perfect setting for her life and work. While on the road she collects ecological literature from the great cultures and religions of the world. Earth and All the Stars was the first book of this type. Her upcoming books of ecological writings are, Song of the Universe and Feast of the Universe. Anne has written just about everything--articles, editorials, book reviews and books. She has nine books and two more in press. Her pen and notebook have taken her all over the USA, to Asia, Latin America, Europe and Eastern Europe. She interviewed brave kids who live on the streets of Bucharest and teenagers in a hard bitten, drug infested neighborhood of Memphis. She talked to high school students in an elite section of Atlanta, many of whom suffer from anorexia. On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota, Mr. Pipe on Head gave her a tour of his sweat lodge and warned her not to step on a nearby ant hill for fear of harming "my little pets." Throughout her travels she has been privileged to meet a host of interesting people whose points of view have shaped her outlook as a writer and as a person. It has been said that through the exercise of her craft a writer not only produces a product, she also builds a life. Her book, Your Daily Life Is Your Temple was designated a best spirituality book of the year in 2006 by Spirituality&Practice. While Anne is primarily a writer, she also leads workshops, retreats and eco-hikes.

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