At once joyous and somber, this thoughtful gathering of new and selected essays spans Kathleen Dean Moore's distinguished career as a tireless advocate for environmental activism in the face of climate change.
In this meditation on the music of the natural world, Moore celebrates the call of loons, howl of wolves, bellow of whales, laughter of children, and shriek of frogs, even as she warns of the threats against them. Each group of essays moves, as Moore herself has been moved, from celebration to lamentation to bewilderment and finally to the determination to act in defense of wild songs and the creatures who sing them.
Music is the shivering urgency and exuberance of life ongoing. In a time of terrible silencing, Moore asks, who will forgive us if we do not save nature's songs?
Author: Kathleen Dean Moore
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Published: 02/22/2022
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.43w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781640095304
About the AuthorKathleen Dean Moore is the author or co-editor of many books about our moral and emotional bonds to the wild, reeling world, including
Wild Comfort,
Moral Ground, and
Great Tide Rising. She is the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Association Award and the Oregon Book Award, along with the WILLA Literary Award for her novel
Piano Tide. A philosopher and activist, Moore writes from Corvallis, Oregon and Chichagof Island, Alaska.