THOREAU AND THE LANGUAGE OF TREES

Trees were central to Henry David Thoreaus creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought, and his inner life. His p ortraits of them were so perfect, it was as if he could see the sap flowing beneath their bark. When Thoreau wrote that the poet lov es the pine tree as his own shadow in the air, he was speaking about himself. In short, he spoke their language.In this original boo k, Richard Higgins explores Thoreaus deep connections to trees: his keen perception of them, the joy they gave him, the poetry he s aw in them...[Read more]