Hannah Fries on the Language of Forests and 'A Wild Ecology of Wonder'
For poet Hannah Fries, the terminology of forest ecology and botany opens a door into “the exquisite strangeness” of trees.
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For poet Hannah Fries, the terminology of forest ecology and botany opens a door into “the exquisite strangeness” of trees.
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