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Wild Gardens Paperback – August 18, 2024

by Sara Letourneau (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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If you were to cross the poetry of Ursula K. Le Guin and that of Mary Oliver, you might very well get Sara Letourneau’s Wild Gardens. These poems possess the type of exquisite experience of nature that Oliver offers, laced through and through with a bravery that marks Le Guin’s verse at its best. Letourneau not only walks through the world; she strides across it with an insistence that beauty is strength and strength (especially hers) is beautiful.


—Wayne-Daniel Berard, author of Art of Enlightenmentand How Air Is



Wild Gardens is populated by intimate poems of address—to readers, yes, but also to the “wolf’s cry” of metal music, to a great egret in Central Park, to Icelandic tap water, to a Tibetan singing bowl. And sometimes they inhabit, speaking as North Atlantic right whale or frankincense oil. These are poems of learning to love one’s self amidst the “violent vigilance” of anxiety, pandemic, environmental concern, and loss. Despite diminishing glaciers and Earth swallowing its own rivers, “somehow grief fails to blind me,” Sara Letourneau writes, reintroducing us to a world that remains “too candescent / to know how to sleep.”


—Rebecca Hart Olander, author of Uncertain Acrobats



Sara Letourneau’s poems express a sensibility driven by widening rings of empathy. Metalhead in a sundress, she reveals her identification with Others, ranging from Cape Cod as a conscious entity, to a predatory osprey, a dying glacier, and much more. Darkness, “the toxins and dead cells of self,” grief, a personal implosion in the night—all these are present as well. But in a world “bursting with contradiction,” compassion appears in the most unexpected places, like an anonymous love note found at a gas pump. Sympathetic vibrations greet us everywhere: wander into these Wild Gardens yourself!


—David P. Miller, author of Bend in the Stairand Sprawled Asleep

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  1. Print length
    104 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 18, 2024
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.24 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1639805524
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1639805525
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kelsay Books (August 18, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639805524
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639805525
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.24 x 9 inches
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  • AmandaD.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Ode to Nature and Beyond
    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024
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    From Cape Cod to Iceland, travel through the beauty and realness of Letourneau's Wild Gardens and you won't be disappointed. Her words are filled with emotion, imagery, and a vulnerability that is relatable to all. The collection is a reminder of our connection to Mother and self. Highly recommend reading and reflecting on.
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  • Anandamayi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous. Sublime. Emmerse yourself!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024
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    What beautiful poetry Sara creates! It seems that no matter what one's mood, the right poem can be found in Wild Gardens. You can travel the world or be at a gas station and discover depth, compassion, love. This is truly a marvelous offering to the world. Bravo Sara, and thank you!
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  • Susan Souza
    5.0 out of 5 stars Compassion and Passion
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
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    Each piece makes you think and feel. The beauty of her words flow easily into images. Written with compassion and passion.
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    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
    Each piece makes you think and feel. The beauty of her words flow easily into images. Written with compassion and passion.
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  • KJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Savoring every word
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2024
    For me, reading poetry is a slow end-of-day ritual that helps me unwind. The themes of Wild Gardens are particularly comforting because they remind me of the beauty encountered outside. This poetry collection is one to savored, especially if you are a lover of carefully crafted words that evoke the magic experienced in nature.
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