Litany of the Plants

A Celebration Of All Species Centrifuged Into Verse... Litany Of The Plants Is An Exquisite Collection Of 52 Poems-Smug Poems Poems Expressing Gratitude Poems Of Joy Satire Appreciation Romance And Rebellion-Narrated By A Variety Of Voices. These Voices Include A Person Near Senility A Barroom Ranter A Confessor A Clown A Bureaucrat A Racist And A Romantic While Three Very Different Travelers Narrate The North Dakota Poems. There Are Consumers Of Scientific Research The Observer Of Nature And Even A Fern That Offers An Observation About Landscape Paintings. Written Primarily In Free Verse And Rich In Slant Rhyme And Consonance These Poems Feature A Curiosity About Life Science And The Struggle For Existence. Flowing Like An Undercurrent Throughout The Collection Is A Celebration Of Scientific Inquiry And Its Accomplishments...And The Joy To Be Found In The Natural World.