Download or read book The Tears of Things written by Catherine Hamrick and published by . This book was released on 2025-02-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an interview with Krista Tippett, host of "On Being," poet Mary Oliver reflected on finding solace in nature: "I got saved by the beauty of the world." Processing broken relationships, clinical depression, and the loss of her parents, Catherine Hamrick embraced Oliver's statement and the therapeutic value of exploring nature and poetry. This collection charts her movement through middle age and landscapes in the Midwest and Deep South. Seamus Heaney's interpretation of The Aeneid's famous line sunt lacrimae rerum-"there are tears at the heart of things"-underpins Hamrick's sensibility. Observing seasonal flourishes and decay reminds us that love, joy, longing, sorrow, and gratitude arise from life's imperfection and brevity.