{"product_id":"a-forest-language-words-that-illuminate-the-astonishing-world-of-trees-9781635869811","title":"A Forest Language: Words That Illuminate the Astonishing World of Trees by Fries, Hannah","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis beautifully illustrated essay collection offers a curious and creative invitation into the world of trees and the words we use to understand them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is crown shyness, and how could a tree be shy? What is heartwood, and what does it have to do with the heart? So often even our scientific terms are rife with surprising etymologies and images that may reveal as much about us humans and our relationship to nature as they do about the things they describe. Words related to trees and forests are no exception. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a poet's sensibility, Hannah Fries peels back the layers of these ecological terms, reflecting on their meaning both literally and figuratively, intertwining science and metaphor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Fries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.31h x 5.33w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635869811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Fries\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeing with Trees\u003c\/i\u003e (Storey) and the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eLittle Terrarium\u003c\/i\u003e (Hedgerow Books). Her poetry and prose have appeared in such places as \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian, \u003c\/i\u003e Terrain.org, \u003ci\u003eOrion, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and she was awarded a scholarship from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. From 2005 to 2014 she was an editor at \u003ci\u003eOrion \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. She grew up in the woods of New Hampshire and now lives in western Massachusetts with a forester and two tree-climbing kids. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67646349213849,"sku":"9781635869811","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781635869811.jpg?v=1791580694","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/a-forest-language-words-that-illuminate-the-astonishing-world-of-trees-9781635869811","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}