Paperback, 148 pages

English language

Published Nov. 17, 2021 by Center for Humans & Nature.

ISBN:
978-1-7368625-0-6
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3 stars (1 review)

Vol. 1. – Planet Cosmic/Elemental/Planetary Kinship

With every breath, every sip of water, every meal, we are reminded that our lives are inseparable from the life of the world—and the cosmos—in ways both material and spiritual. What are the sources of our deepest evolutionary and planetary connections, and of our profound longing for kinship? 

Contributors: David Abram, Ginny Battson, Marcia Bjornerud, Brenda Cárdenas, Ceridwen Dovey, Marcelo Gleiser, Art Goodtimes, Sean Hill, Robin Wall Kimmerer, J. Drew Lanham, Manulani Aluli Meyer, Steve Paulson, Craig Santos Perez, Heather Swan, Bron Taylor, Andrew S. Yang

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3 stars

  • I didn't really like reading this book! It felt like I had to keep pushing myself to keep reading.
  • It's very focused on plant life and sometimes things like water. I would have liked more focus on connecting to the natural world from the streets.
  • The whiteness and white people speaking on behalf of BIPOC folx and their experiences is overwhelming.
  • I enjoyed Kyle Whyte, Trebbe Johnson, and Alison Hawthron Deming's chapters the most
  • I skipped three chapters (one in the beginning, middle, and end).
  • There's a lot of repetition and cross citing. I would have liked more cohesion and more community-oriented collaboration.
  • I liked the inclusion of poems as a break.

Subjects

  • Nature
  • kinship
  • care
  • philosophy