Field Guide to the Haunted Forest, Jarod K. Anderson
Field Guide to the Haunted Forest, Jarod K. Anderson
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Field Guide to the Haunted Forest

Author: Jarod K. Anderson

Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson

Unabridged: 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/27/2022


Synopsis

This poetry collection celebrates the impossible truths of the natural world and the magic that hides in plain sight. Poet and podcaster Jarod K. Anderson (creator of The CryptoNaturalist podcast) has built a large audience of social media followers and podcast listeners with his strange, vibrant appreciations of nature. Ranging from contemplations of mortality to appreciations of single-celled organisms, the poems in this collection highlight our connection to a living universe and affirm our place in a wilderness worthy of our love.

About Jarod K. Anderson

Poet and podcaster Jarod K. Anderson (creator of The CryptoNaturalist podcast) has built a large audience of social media followers and podcast listeners with his strange, vibrant appreciations of nature, ranging from contemplations of mortality to appreciations of single-celled organisms. His work can be found in places like Asimov's, Daily Science Fiction, Escape Pod, and in his collections of poetry and writing prompts. He lives in Ohio, in a white house between a forest and a cemetery.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deb on August 28, 2021

Lovers of nature and poetry should get their hands on this book immediately. Absolutely beautiful. Reminds me of Mary Oliver and has the same impact of reading a M. O. poem: read poem, pause, hug book to chest, gaze off into the distance, let poem sink into your heart, feel giant smile spread across......more

Goodreads review by Stenwhicke on January 19, 2022

Though many of the sentiments are nice and there are a couple truly good poems, stanzas, and lines to be found, the majority of the content is redundant and lacks artistry. Per the author's note, many of these began as social media posts, and they read that way. The ones that don't seem like tweets......more

Goodreads review by Cassie ♡ on June 24, 2023

I really enjoyed these poems. Very much about our relation to nature - and I'm about it......more

Goodreads review by cecilia on May 14, 2022

Many compared this work with Mary Oliver’s poems, and I see the conceptual and ideas resemblance because of the same source of inspiration from them. Both worked very well with nature and bringing out human’s connection with the raw world to the form of words and poems. However, while Oliver’s words......more

Goodreads review by Sleepless on January 09, 2022

Studying economics like, "I drank a lot of coffee, cried a little bit, felt like I'm the stupidest person on earth and seriously considered quitting my degree and learning how to be a carpenter instead but I'm pleased to share that I've finally managed to successfully hand in the assignment". Only o......more