Bøker utgitt av Jamie K. Reaser/Talking Waters Press

Dawn Songs invites you into the deep terrain of birds and bird watchers. It will take you on a lyrical journey that spans miles, ecologies, and cosmologies. It is an anthological exploration of migration at the interface of Nature and human nature. It is well-travelled voices rising, collectively, to call upon a new day.

Truth & Beauty is an exploration of our humanity, our true nature. Some truths are stark, others lush and glittery. Beauty too takes many forms. It can be predictable, yet often shows up in unexpected places and at surprising times. This book is an opportunity for attentiveness to the soul's quest for ever-deepening truths and ever-expanding beauty. It is simple and profound. It is mirror and compass. It is yours to live into the world."I think beauty is storied. I've decided to bemy own storyteller. Mostly, I justwant to make sure it's truthful, which is to say that I need to say things that are astonishing because that's how I see it."-from The Beauty of It All

At the root of the word conversation is "a place where one lives or dwells." The word inherently references relationship, the dweller and the place. The place may be outward, or inward, or both when in the good company of another. Conversations with Mary is an exploration and a celebration of the elements of meaningful conversation-attentiveness and devotion. Each of Jamie K. Reaser's poems has been invoked by and is a response to a word, a phrase, or an image that lives in one of Mary Oliver's poems. This collection is a conversation in which you are invited to partake. Herein may you find a place to dwell.