
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
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, American Poetry

Author: Jarod K. Anderson
Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson
Unabridged: 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 12/27/2022
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, American Poetry
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.
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
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
I really enjoyed these poems. Very much about our relation to nature - and I'm about it......more
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
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