Description:
Through the eyes of elephants, deer, human beings, turkeys, octopi, and other (perhaps unexpected) mortals, Affinity explores diverse, complex, and fragile interconnections that shape our lives on this delightful (and delicate) planet. In the process, poems carry readers from backyard wildflowers to forests filled with dripping trees, from local prairies to a remote borderland desert, all the while exploring the passing of time, the inevitability of change, and the mesh of forces that help shape what might otherwise seem a single life.
Brief description: Internationally known for her focus on anymals, nature, and disempowered human beings in the field of ethics, professor emeritus Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is founder and director of the educational non-profit, Tapestry (tapestryofpeace.org). Kemmerer has authored many articles, anthology chapters, and books (http: //lisakemmerer.com/publications.html), including Vegan Ethics: AMORE-5 Reasons to Choose Vegan; Animals and World Religions; Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice; and Eating Earth: Environmental Ethics and Dietary Choice. For more information, please visit lisakemmerer.com.