The poem forest : poet W. S. Merwin and the palm tree forest he grew from scratch
(2022)
By:
Fountain, Carrie
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/BIOGRAPHY/581.3/MERWIN,W
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022
©2022
©2022
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781536211269, 1536211265 :, 1536211265, 9781536211269
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A Junior Library Guild Selection
All his life, William Stanley searched for a wild place of his own. Growing up in the straightened-out city blocks of his childhood and finding some respite in summer trips to a cabin in the woods, William Stanley yearned for space, fragrant soil, tall trees, and the silence that surrounds them. In Hawaii, he learned of acres of land depleted from toxic agricultural practices, and he became determined to restore that land and create one of the most comprehensive palm gardens in the world