Book of the Week: Loon Lore by Bill Sullivan

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Loon Lore: in Poetry and Prose

By Bill Sullivan

 Call Number:  PS3569.U35936 L66 2015 

Publisher's Description:  The elusive loon—here one moment, gone the next—shows the limits of what we can grasp, and the temporary nature of what is
 
In Loon Lore: In Poetry and Prose, Bill Sullivan explores his admiration for and attachment to the common loon, the ancient aquatic bird that migrates from the northern lakes of New England and beyond to wintering sites along the coast of Rhode Island, bringing a taste of wilderness and a sense of wonderment and delight to the dark days of winter. The poems consider the loon’s past, present, and future in New England, recognizing that their future is ours as well. Interspersed prose reflections discuss native oral tales and myth, the ice age, Thoreau and wilderness, oil spills, bird migrations, concepts of time, and loon survival given the ecological challenges of our day. Illustrator Leslie Tryon has rendered soft pencil drawings throughout the book.

An interview with Sullivan and Tryon

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