The Alphabet of the Trees: a Guide to Nature Writing

Publisher Marketing: The Alphabet of the Trees is a superb collection of essays about teaching all aspects and forms of nature writing, including poems, field journals, fiction, and nonfiction. It is a practical handbook; an introduction to nature writing, nature poetry, and fieldwork; and a guide to some basic strategies for teachers at all levels. The distinguished contributors to this volume include nature writers, poets, fiction writers, and educators: Eleanor J. Bader, Barbara Bash, Joseph Bruchac, Jordan Clary, Jack Collom, Carolyn Duckworth, Margot Fortunato Galt, Barry Gilmore, Cynde Gregory, Penny Harter, Terry Hermsen, William J. Higginson, Susan Karwoska, Clare Walker Leslie, Christian McEwen, Suzanne Rogier Marshall, Holly Masturzo, Michael Morse, Mary Oliver, Carol F. Peck, Sarah Juniper Rabkin, Charles E. Roth, Matthew Sharpe, Gary Snyder, Kim Stafford, Sam Swope, John Tallmadge, Mary Edwards Wertsch, Janine Pommy Vega, and Ann Zwinger. Their essays present inspiring models from Tu Fu, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, Denise Levertov, Matsuo Basho, Muriel Rukeyser, Henry David Thoreau, Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda, and many others. The Alphabet of the Trees also includes an extensive bibliography and resource section. Contributor Bio:  Statman, Mark TOURIST AT A MIRACLE is Mark Statman's first full collection of poetry. His poems, translations, and criticism have appeared in many anthologies and in such publications as American Poetry Review, THE HAT, HANGING LOOSE, Tin House, and Florida Review. His translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's Poet in New York (with Pablo Medina) has been widely praised; John Ashbery called it "the definitive version." He is also the author of LISTENER IN THE SNOW: THE PRACTICE AND TEACHING OF POETRY (Kenneth Koch said teaching poetry may never be the same again); THE ALPHABET OF THE TREES: A GUIDE TO NATURE WRITING (with Christian McEwen); and The Red Skyline: Poems, A Chapbook. His awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Statman is an associate professor of Literary Studies at Eugene Lang College of The New School and also taught for many years for Teachers & Writers Collaborative. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Katherine, and their son, Jesse.