(click catalog contents)"It is the limitation of human language that the poet tries to circumvent by placing specific words and phrases in proximity to each other, creating impressions and visions larger and deeper than the singular words or phrases themselves could every convey ... There is no knowledge here to grasp, no secrets that you will be able to steal away, no words to memorize. If you open yourself to what is here without expectation, anticipating nothing, as you might do in the deep woods when you sit under a tree to rest, the pages will turn for you as needed."
In the Company of Trees: Orbiting the Heart of the Sacred
Written and Illustrated by Shamms Mortier
The author lives in Bristol, Vermont at the foot of the mighty Hogback Mountains with his beloved partner and poet, Diane. He teaches psychology, mythology, and studies in creativity at Burlington College in Burlington, Vermont, and courses in education at the Community College of Vermont.
ISBN 1-883650-60-7, softcover, adult, $12.00. [order]
This book was designed to accompany you on your walks in the deep summer
woods, and to nourish your spirit on moonlit evenings while the winter winds howl outside.
