UPSTREAM

<p>In beautiful thoughtful and sensitive lyrics <em>UPSTREAM</em> offers an enthusiastic encounter with a winter journey paddling up the Mississippi River. This sequence of meditations follows in the tradition of Basho's Eastern travelogues-as a contemplation of self history and our contemporary environment.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>UPSTREAM</em> gives form to the belief that life itself is a relationship with the Earth. Guided by Native Nation cosmologies this collection captures that complexity of interdependency between one's personal cultural and ethical values.</p><p><br></p><p>Each poem expresses the joy of perceiving the Mississippi River as a living entity forceful knowledgeable and communicating to us through time. The reader experiences an affirmation that our rightful place is here on this Earth with a river that speaks if we listen.</p><p><br></p><p>For additional information about the author view: www.MarkBHamilton.WordPress.com</p>