“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every o

A poet’s memoir of taking an unplanned trip to the Bahamas and meeting a fishing guide who changed his life: “A splendid book.”—Jim Harrison in The New

“The River is a story that will transform how you see yourself and the world.” —Andy Andrews, New York Times best-selling author of The Noticer, The Trave

"The River tells four stories about life on the Po River, one story for each of the four seasons"--

A river is a thread, embroidering our world. This non-fiction picture book brings attention to the rivers that stitch and thread our world together.