Ars Botanica
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1940430984 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 185 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Will read again and again. Lisa Graham Weaves a stunningly brave journey of emotion's memory. Deeply vulnerable, and somehow still light. Will read again and again.
Written as letters to his unborn child, Tim Taranto’s Ars Botanica describes the infinite pleasures of falling in love the small discoveries of each other's otherness, the crush of desire, the frightening closeness and the terrifying impossibility of losing someone. He seeks solace in the natural elements of our world, divining meaning from the Iowa fields that stretch around him, the stones he collects, the plants he discovers on walks through the woods. Through examinations of the ways in which various cultures and religions carry grief, Taranto discovers the emotional instincts that shape his own mourning. It’s one of the most wrench
About the AuthorTim Taranto is from Upstate New York. His work has appeared on Buzzfeed, The Rumpus, The Paris Review Daily, FSG's Works in Progress, The Iowa Review and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa where he is the managing editor of Little Village magazine.
His work has appeared on Buzzfeed, The Rumpus, The Paris Review Daily, FSG's Works in Progress, The Iowa Review and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa where he is the managing editor of Little Village magazine.. Tim Taranto is from Upstate New