{"product_id":"leaning-toward-light-poems-for-gardens-the-hands-that-tend-them","title":"Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens \u0026 the Hands That Tend Them by Tess Taylor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beautiful poetry anthology offers a warm, inviting selection of poems from a wide range of voices that speak to the collective urge to grow, tend, and heal--an evocative celebration of our connection to the green world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like reading a good poem, caring for plants brings comfort, solace, and joy to many. In this new poetry anthology, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeaning toward Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, acclaimed poet and avid gardener Tess Taylor brings together a diverse range of contemporary voices to offer poems that celebrate that joyful connection to the natural world. Several of the most well-known contemporary writers, as well as some of poetry's exciting rising stars, contribute to this collection including Ross Gay, Jericho Brown, Mark Doty, Jane Hirshfield, Ada Limón, Danusha Laméris, Naomi Shihab Nye, Garrett Hongo, Ellen Bass, and James Crews. A foreword by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, reflective pauses and personal recipes from some of the contributing poets, along with original, whimsical illustrations by Melissa Castrillon, and a ribbon bookmark complete this stunning, hardcover gift format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eForeword: The Whole World, a Garden, Aimee Nezhukumatathil\u003cbr\u003eGardening in Public, Tess Taylor\u003cbr\u003eA Small Needful Fact, Ross Gay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanting \u0026amp; Sprouting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming New \u0026amp; New Becoming, Ashley M. Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Prayers and Sayings of the Mad Farmer, Wendell Berry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotosynthesis, Ashley M. Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreenbriar Lane, Diana Marie Delgado\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGardening, Cole Swensen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Sunflower Seeds, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring (a conversation), Aimee Nezhukumatathil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlanting Inkberry Hollies During the Pandemic, Lauren Moseley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrapeze, Elise Paschen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Regenerates in a Household, Laura Villareal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarth, Cleopatra Mathis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutumn Blooming Cherry, Andy Eaton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeday in the Morning, Jericho Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeeding \u0026amp; Wilding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Praise of Strong Seedlings, Jane Hirshfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeed, Lia Purpura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStained Glass, Jack Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep Lane, Mark Doty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Tending, Jenny Xie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden Poppy, Dana Levin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsidering the Snail, Thom Gunn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeeding the Worms, Danusha Lameris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpring Planting, Victoria Chang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Contract, Jane Hirshfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow the Artichokes, Tess Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThistle, Maw Shein Win\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFennel, Thom Gunn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDear Damselfly, Brynn Saito\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowing \u0026amp; Tending\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTendrils of Life \u0026amp; Community, Ann Fisher-Wirth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrying, Ada Limon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Separation Anxiety, Janice Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaecceitas, Ann Fisher-Wirth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalm Sunday, Mariana Goycoechea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotosynthesis: (Chinaka Hodge Hosts a Block Party), Alan Chazaro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMara Mara, Garden Child, Claudia Monpere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSong of the Gourd, C.D. Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGift, Czeslaw Milosz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoem Beginning with a Line from Wordsworth, Brian Simoneau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Dark, Cynthia Roth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClosing In, Jason Myers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTouch Me, Stanley Kunitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeing \u0026amp; Waiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaching Past the Human, Brenda Hillman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLevitation, Robert Haas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove Poem with Horticulture and Anxiety, Stephanie Burt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoveliest of Trees, A.E. Housman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMississippi Invocation, Ann Fisher-Wirth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuickening, Jacqueline Kolosov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll else is pale echo, dear, Chiyuma Elliott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Just Tell Them No, Forrest Gander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo the Grackle, Kirun Kapur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOasis, Arthur Sze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePocket Garden in the City, David Baker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Practice of Talking to Plants, Brenda Hillman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsects with Long Childhoods, Hannah Fries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGardeners' World,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor What I Did During the Plague, Cynthia White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrieving \u0026amp; Release\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrief \u0026amp; Sustenance, Danusha Lameris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking in the Garden, I Think of My Son, Danusha Lameris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Her Funeral, I Became an Environmentalist, Ilya Kaminsky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter All, Anna V. Q. Ross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvasive, Ada Limon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetaphor of America as This Homegrown Painted Lady Chrysalis, Camille T. Dungy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalestine Vine, Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tulips of Tehran, Sholeh Wolpe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnending, Susan Nguyen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAloe, Mary Jo Salter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Mother Is a Garden, Ruben Quesada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Song of Myself, Walt Whitman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaurelhurst, David Biespiel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvest \u0026amp; Feeding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf Food \u0026amp; Physical Hours, Ellen Bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApricot, Deborah Slicer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeed and Perfection, Jane Hirshfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Cherries, W. S. Merwin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore, James Crews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbundant Blessings, James Crews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOde to the First Peach, Ellen Bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit, Katie Peterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the Farmers Market, I Make a Salade Nicoise, Keetje Kuipers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSous-Chef, Ellen Bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with the Pear Tree, Genine Lentine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust, Federico Garcia Lorca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Autumn, John Keats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen Tomatoes in Fire Season, Tess Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecutting greens, Lucille Clifton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho Among You Knows the Essence of Garlic? Garrett Hongo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTasting Home, Garrett Hongo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGarlic, Matt Rader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarrot, Leah Naomi Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurnip Ode, Tess Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWintering \u0026amp; Turning Again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHolding the Season in Our Hands, January Gill O'Neil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Is Snow, Patty Crane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeason Due, Rosanna Warren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Community Garden, Mark Doty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaffodils, Michelle Gillett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunday, Patty Crane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember, Remembering Voltaire, Jane Hirshfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Twelfth of March, Cleopatra Mathis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild Oregano, January Gill O'Neil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Garden, Sophie Cabot Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoon Garden, Derek Sheffield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Every Thing There Is a Season, Ecclesiastes 3.1-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGhost Eden, Erika Meitner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCredits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"Among the many things to love about this beautiful anthology is that it reminds us that gardening is a gathering practice, a practice of gathering, and the more we do it together--with collaborators human, critterly, fungal, floral, meteorological, cosmic, unborn, living, living now as soil, etc.--the better, by which I mean the more lovingly, the more belovingly, the more truly, we do it.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Gay, author of Inciting Joy and The Book of Delights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's thrilling to see in these pages a reflection of the world I want to live in.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil, author of the New York Times bestseller World of Wonders, from the foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As Aimee Nezhukamatathil reminds us in the delightful and informative foreword to this bountiful collection, the word anthology means a gathering of flowers. How perfect is this bouquet! Diverse and delightful. At turns, tender and tough. I'm sure I'll be reading the poems gathered in this anthology for years to come.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamille T. Dungy, author of Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leaning toward Light\" is both a loving tribute to the natural world and a recognition of the profound need for the human spirit to be connected to the gardens of the world if we are to thrive. The artwork and recipes makes this gathering of poems even more delicious.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorencia Ramirez, author of Eat Less Water: The Solution to Worldwide Water Shortages is in our Kitchens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm reminded that in 1629 John Parkinson wrote an herbal, or plant compendium, entitled \"In Sole, Paradisus Terrestris: \"a sunny garden of earthly pleasures.\" What an apt phrase for Taylor's fruitful, rich, and earthy book.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter J. Hatch, Gardener, Historian, Emeritus Director of Gardens and Grounds, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eLeaning toward the Light\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptionally pretty poetry collection.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich and varied collection.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"After a summer rife with extreme weather events ... readers could use a reminder that a more caring relationship with Earth is possible. They will find it in \u003ci\u003eLeaning toward Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gorgeous book in both content and as an artful object, this collection of garden poems is a necessary addition to any cultivator's library.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrion Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTess Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an avid gardener, is the author of five acclaimed collections of poetry including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWork \u0026amp; Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was named one of the 10 best books of poetry of 2016 by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Taylor has been Distinguished Fulbright US Scholar at the Seamus Heaney Centre in Queen's University in Northern Ireland, and the Anne Spencer Poet-in-Residence at Randolph College. She has also served as on-air poetry reviewer for NPR's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for over a decade. 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