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Dawn Light : Dancing With Cranes And Other Ways To Start The DayStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionIn an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, a celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalist awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history and poetry in order to celebrate that moment in which the deepest arcades of life and matter become visible. Dawn Light is an impassioned call to revel in our numbered days on a turning earth. Reviews"It's easy to live in the moment when you're immersed in Ackerman's glorious prose." Washington Post Author descriptionDiane Ackerman is the author of several books of nonfiction and poetry. Her essays on nature and human nature have appeared in National Geographic, The New Yorker, the New York Times, Smithsonian, and elsewhere. Residence: Ithaca, New York (April--December) Miami, FL (January –March) Hometown: Waukegan, IL |