“Kathleen Dean Moore is a writer whose senses, heart, generosity, and intellect open in every direction. This book, filled with knowledge of the natural and human worlds, is a superb naturalist’s handbook. It is also a praise book: an illuminated manuscript whose life overspills its own borders. In its grounded wisdoms, humility, curiosity, and in the kaleidoscope beauty of its descriptions, Wild Comfort reminds how to see, how to sing; how to welcome, with equal gravity and grace, whatever asks entrance into our lives. It is destined to become a classic.”—Jane Hirshfield
Kathleen's New Book out in March -- Wild Comfort
Everyone is invited to the launch party for Wild Comfort, Kathleen's new book of essays: March 10, 7 pm, Oregon State University Memorial Union. There will be music, readings, refreshment. A full list of book events for Wild Comfort can be found at "Schedule of Events" on this website.
Here's what Jane Hirschfield says about the book:
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For more information about the book or to order, go to http://www.shambhala.com/html/catalog/items/isbn/978-1-59030-771-7.cfm.
Wild Comfort explores how the beauty and mystery of nature can help move us from sorrow to gladness or gratitude. We have posted excerpts from the book at a new, interactive website, "Words of Comfort," www.wordsofcomfort.us. You can go there to find quotes about sorrow, gladness, patience, courage, and joy.
Moore's Advice to Students in a Time of Environmental Emergency
Kathleen has recently returned from a month in New Zealand, where she served as the William Evans Visiting Fellow at the Science Communication Centre of the University of Otago. There, she spoke about climate change ethics and worked with film and creative writing students on their projects. If you'd like to hear the interview she recorded with Otago student Kavi Chetty, you'll find it at http://sustainablescarfies.wordpress.com/. In the interview, Kavi asks how students can find a moral grounding and reason for acting, in a situation often presented as hopeless. A transcript of the interview can be found on the Talks, Workshops page of this website.
Moore on the Necessity of Science-Humanities Collaborations
Look in Essays and Articles for the text of "Science and the Humanities: the Logical Necessity of Collaboration in the Face of Environmental Threats to the Future," by Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael P. Nelson. It is a call to bridge the gap between studies of what is and what ought to be. This is the foundation of the work Kathleen and Michael are doing to establish a global moral consensus on climate change.
Moore: The Work of the Writer in a Wounded World
People who heard Kathleen speak at the AWP meetings in Chicago asked for the text of her speech about the need for nature writers to act on behalf of the thriving of the natural world they write about with such affection. So we've posted the talk here, on the "talks and workshop" page.
This year, Kathleen delivered the Edelman Lecture at Portland's Pacific Northwest College of Art. She spoke about "The Work of a Writer in a World Gone Wrong." If you'd like to hear the podcast of her talk, you can find it at http://www.pnca.edu. Barry Johnson, a writer for the Portland Oregonian, featured her talk in his blog on March 11. Here's a link to his comments: http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandarts/2009/03/are_these_the_best_of.html