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19
/100
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Readers
21/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Scott Chaskey
Publisher:
Milkweed Editions
Date:
May 9, 2023
In this collection of essays, Scott Chaskey explores the evolution of his perspective as a farmer and as a poet.
What The Reviewers Say
Deeply and thoughtfully, it explores the "ancient theme" of how human beings fit into the great web of life.
Elegant and spirited.
For all the loveliness of the agricultural and literary practices Chaskey surveys, Soil and Spirit sometimes risks appropriating the sentimental aesthetics of the places he visits. In this, Chaskey risks missing the political and cultural nuances constituent to a local and specific sense of place.
