i, nemophile - Allie Picketts

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'Nemophile' means 'lover of the woods'; and while the sixty-one poems in the book are arranged by season and full of the flavours of our west-coast island landscape, the forest-bathing focus winds together themes as varied as chronic illness, family lines, activism, leaving religion, the loss of a livable planet, cycles of birth and death, and music.  

Some people's thoughts:  

‘A new lyric voice of depth and intelligence.’

~ Jan Zwicky, Governor General’s Award-winning poet, author of Songs for Relinquishing the Earth and The Long Walk  

‘Allie Picketts finds the extraordinary in the ordinary, combining an economy of words with her world of music to create unique immersive poetry. I got a wonderful sense of forest!’

~ C. E. M. Winstanley, author of Bits of String & Thread – a tapestry of poems  

‘A beautiful collection that is as effortlessly elegant as a moss-hung cedar and as restful as summer twilight. Words to savour and often return to—highly recommended.’

~ Heather Fawcett, internationally bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series  

‘Allie Picketts has a gift for deep noticing and absorbing the world around her. Her poems in i, nemophile form a connection with the reader, immersing them in the intense green of the Pacific coastal rainforest of Vancouver Island. The experience evokes familiar emotions and clear imagery, while opening our eyes and senses to her delightfully fresh view.’

~ DK Eve, winner of the Federation of BC Writers short fiction prize, 2022

Paperback, 82pages

141g