{"product_id":"when-birds-are-near-dispatches-from-contemporary-writers-paperback","title":"When Birds Are Near: Dispatches from Contemporary Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Fox Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and celebrate their lives with and love for birds--detailing experiences from Alaska to Bermuda, South Dakota to Panama. In \u003ci\u003eWhen Birds Are Near\u003c\/i\u003e, fresh new voices as well as seasoned authors offer tales of adventure, perseverance, and fun, whether taking us on a journey down Highway 1 to see a rare California Condor, fighting the destruction of our grasslands, or simply watching the feeder from a kitchen window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut these essays are more than just field notes. The authors reflect on love, loss, and family, engaging a broad array of emotions, from wonder to amusement. As Rob Nixon writes, \"Sometimes the best bird experiences are defined less by a rare sighting than by a quality of presence, some sense of overall occasion that sets in motion memories of a particular landscape, a particular light, a particular choral effect, a particular hiking partner.\" Or, as the poet Elizabeth Bradfield remarks, \"We resonate with certain animals, I believe, because they are a physical embodiment of an answer we are seeking. A sense of ourselves in the world that is nearly inexpressible.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Birds Are Near\u003c\/i\u003e gives us the chance to walk alongside these avid appreciators of birds and reflect on our own interactions with our winged companions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Christina Baal, Thomas Bancroft, K. Bannerman, R. A. Behrstock, Richard Bohannon, Elizabeth Bradfield, Christine Byl, Susan Cerulean, Sara Crosby, Jenn Dean, Rachel Dickinson, Katie Fallon, Jonathan Franzen, Andrew Furman, Tim Gallagher, David Gessner, Renata Golden, Ursula Murray Husted, Eli J. Knapp, Donald Kroodsma, J. Drew Lanham, John R. Nelson, Rob Nixon, Jonathan Rosen, Alison Townsend, Alison Világ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Fox Rogers is Visiting Associate Professor of Writing at Bard College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Reach\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of ten previous anthologies, most recently\u003ci\u003e Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.87 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759972057376,"sku":"9781501750915","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d902cc334bf2159d19268898918fc35d.webp?v=1780167608","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-birds-are-near-dispatches-from-contemporary-writers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}