Wild Scribe

Words That Emerge When Human and Earth Voices Entwine

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

319 kr

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A transformative guide to reconnecting with nature through writing, presence, and ecological awareness• Teaches step-by-step writing practices that foster deep connection with place, seasonal rhythms, and the natural world• Provides practical prompts and exercises designed to cultivate wild language, ecological literacy, and personal transformation• Offers creative journaling techniques to process climate grief, restore belonging, and participate in the renewal of EarthLISTEN DEEPLY to awaken your wild imagination and free your untamed voice as your visions comingle with the voice of the Earth. Let hawks, forests, childhood sanctuaries, and beloved animals shape the very rhythm of your words into authentic “wild language.”Using writing as a tool for presence, healing, and ecological stewardship, Mary Reynolds Thompson shows how to move beyond observation and into relationship with the land. Drawing on decades of experience in teaching eco-writing and poetry therapy, she provides ten themed sessions for inspiration, each with stories and reflections, writing prompts, and exercises that address topics such as grounding, seasonal awareness, and animal embodiment. Character sketches of plants and animals, haiku and haibun writing, and reflective exercises for processing solastalgia and climate grief deepen the experience. At its heart, The Wild Scribe invites us to open a dialogue with the more-than-human world. Blending the beauty of nature writing with the immediacy of guided practice, this book speaks to anyone who feels the ache of disconnection and the desire to participate in the renewal of Earth and self. It is a call to remember that when we rewild our words, we rewild the world within and around us.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-11-19
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt243 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFindhorn Press
Antal sidor256
FörlagInner Traditions Bear and Company
MedarbetareChristina Baldwin
ISBN9798888506042

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Foreword by Christina BaldwinSession 1: Grounding 1. A Word About Wild Language2. Warming Up to the Blank PageSession 2: The Place Where I Live3. A Framed Landscape4. If I Had to Leave This Place5. Charting the SeasonsSession 3: Loss, Love, Longing 6. Solastalgia: The Loss of Home7. The Magic of Names and Naming 8. Distilling Our Writing to Its EssenceThe Haiku The Haibun9. Spring: The Saddest Noise, the Sweetest NoiseSession 4: Everything Is in Motion10. Wandering and Wondering Barefoot11. Walking Alone or with Others12. Quests and Questions Session 5: On the Trail of Enchantment13. Walk in Beauty14. Discovering Your Spirit Animal 15. Your Tale of Enchantment Session 6: The Summer’s Day16. Summers Past and Present 17. Seeking the Wild in Summer18. Celebrating Summer Solstice in a World on FireSession 7: Listening to the Land 19. Embarking on a Metaphoray20. Listen to the MusicSession 8: The Soul of Place 21. Genius Loci22. The Places That Inhabit Us23. Songs of EarthSession 9: Peace, Play, Pleasure 24. Resting in the Arms of Nature25. We Are Made for Play26. A Joy That Leaps from Deep WellsSession 10: Time and Imagination 27. Extinction Is Forever 28. Perspectives on Time29. The Art of HibernationEpilogue: Closing the CircleAppendix A: Wild Writing Seeds Appendix B: 10 Touchstones of the Wild ScribeNotes BibliographyAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author About the Illustrator

“This fabulous book is a wild flight through the creative mind—yours and the Earth’s. Mary Reynolds Thompson combines philosophical insight, ecological wisdom, poetic awareness, and practical advice into a must-have guide to writing about a planet alive with imagination. The Wild Scribe connects us to our depths and vivifies our kinship with the oceans, cloudscapes, animals, and galaxies.”