Rick van de Poll

Broschiertes Buch

Crossing Paths

A Poetic Journey in 45 Days

Beschreibung

These are the stories that nature tells. Meet the wild things and then listen to their mighty wisdom. This is the first book in the series.Are you ready to experience your dive into the fascinating realm of ecology? Would you like to encounter flirtatious porcupines, elusive mountain lions, and inquiring bears? Rick Van de Poll is an accomplished ecologist, science writer, and poet who has experienced the nature world from a life transforming place.Rick Van de Poll who has devoted his entire life to the service of the natural world invites you to experience his daily encounters with the wild things through his nature poetry. This poetry collection underscores the need for all of us to pay more attention to the natural ecosystems of the Earth. Every day for forty-five days, the author reflects on daily encounters with wild things.Crossing Paths: A Poetic Journey in 45 Days is a sensitive and beautiful illustrated nature poetry book journaling the author's experiences where he wrote one poem every day for 45 days.In Crossing Paths you'll experience:The remarkable diversity of life outdoors A unique perspective of nature poetry Develop a deep desire to go exploring A different understanding of the ecosystem around you And why it is important to make one choice and one decision each day. Crossing Paths: A Poetic Journey in 45 Days will be a reminder that we shouldn't every forget our responsibility as conscientious stewards of the planet. Get Crossing Paths to experience life's journey from the secret places of the natural world.

Autor

Dr. Van de Poll enters the field of poetry writing as an experienced ecologist and seasoned science writer. While he has authored and co-authored a number of technical works on the science of nature, this book is his first foray into poetry writing. He comes with a keen eye for the natural world, wherein his first-hand experiences across Central and North America and Europe has provided him with a wealth of knowledge about flora, fauna, and the nature of diverse ecosystems. With degrees in Outdoor Education, Mycology, Environmental Communication and Natural Resource Management, Rick has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level for over thirty years and has offered hundreds of workshops, seminars and classes in a large number of natural resource topics. As an environmental science consultant, he has worked in all parts of North America and selected locales in Mexico and Italy. He has undertaken and completed comprehensive ecological inventories of over 300,000 acres in 85 towns in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York. He currently is the Principal of Ecosystem Management Consultants and can be reached at www.rickvandepoll.com .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Owl Feather Press, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2017
• Englisch, Swahili
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 201g
• ISBN-13: 9780999480816
• ISBN-10: 0999480812
• Artikelnr.: 49851925