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Birds, Beasts, and Trees--  Celebrating the photographs of Beth Moon

Introduction by Robbi Nester
Contributor Bios
About Beth Moon's Process

EDITOR'S NOTE: Originally, the titles to all poems were linked to the image the poem is in response to; then, changes were made to the Beth Moon website and some of the images became unavailable. If you are looking for the particular image that inspired one of the poems, I encourage you to browse Beth Moon's website or the Verve Gallery website, where most of the images that inspired these poems can be found.

Download anthology as a PDF.

The Savage Garden

“Trumpet Plant,”  Tara Betts
“White Trumpets,” Cati Porter
“In the Veins of the Pitchers,” Mary Alexandra Agner and Peg Duthie
"Sundew,” Tara Betts
“After ‘Savage Garden’,” Janet McCann

Thy Kingdom Come

“Flight of the Raven,” Yahia Lababidi
“Once a Raven,” Robbi Nester
“The Forest of Heaven,” Tim Kahl
“The Sun Will Not Burn You,” Babo Kamel
“Telephone,” Cati Porter
“Listening to the Sky,” Torrin Greathouse

Odin's Cove

“Odin’s Cove #7,” Charles Hood
“The Ravens,” Steve Klepetar
“Odin’s Cove,” B.C. Petrakos

Augurs and Soothsayers

“Frizzle,” Carol Dorf
“Spitzhauben,” Carol Dorf
“Arucana,” W.F. Lantry

Portraits of Time

“In Love With Trees,” CB Follett
“The Remarkable Baobab,” Charles Hood
 "Baobab Performs Divorce," Sonia Greenfield
"Quiver Tree on Hill," Todd McCarty
“Quiver Tree on Hill (Under Starlight),” Cynthia Anderson

Crowhurst Yew

“The Crowhurst Yew,” Tina Kelley
“The Crowhurst Yew,” Tricia Knoll
“Tree-child,” CB Follett
“Whittinghame Yew,” Juleigh Howard-Hobson
“The Yews of Wakehurst,” Steve Klepetar
“To Beth Moon’s Photograph,’The Much Marcle Yew,’” Grace Marie Grafton
“The Linton Yew,” Cynthia Anderson
"The Linton Yew," Todd McCarty

Queen Elizabeth Oak

“Survivor,” Mary McCarthy
“The Queen Elizabeth Oak,” Kenneth Pobo
“Avenue of Oaks,” Lois P. Jones
“Avenue of Oaks,” Robbi Nester
“A Singular Penance,” Sonia Greenfield 

Kapok

“The ‘Kapok’Girls,” Elizabeth Kerlikowske
“Kapok:Mayan Legend Has It,” Margo Roby
“Kapok Tarantella,” Margo Roby
“King’s Canyon,” Susan Rogers

Rilke's Bayon

“Time Exposure,” Lavina Blossom
“Rilke’s Bayon,” Lois P. Jones
“Lonely Examiner,” Tim Kahl
“Rilke’s Bayon,” W.F. Lantry
“Rilke’s Bayon,” Susan Rogers
"'Rilke’s Bayon': Everywhere,” Robert Knox

Ankor Passage

“Ankor Passage,” Susan Rogers
“Ankor Passage,” James Penha
“Ankor Passage,” Rick Lupert
“The Strangler Fig,” Krista Moriconi

The Lovers

“Tango Milonguero,” Christina Lovin
“'Lovers’ of a Certain Age,” Elizabeth Kerlikowske
“Intimacy,” Jo Barbara Taylor
“The Lovers,” Helga Kidder

Majesty

“Majesty,” Elizabeth Kerlikowske
“Snow Hair,” Cindy Bousquet Harris
"Majesty," Todd McCarty
“Yucca Brevifolia,” Nancy Scott Campbell 

Diamond Nights

“The Body as Prayer,” Torrin Greathouse
“Sanctuary,” Marta Ferguson
“Untethered,” J. Lewis
“Diamonds of the Night,” Ellyn Maybe
“To the Oldest Tree,” Mary McCarthy
“Ancient Trees by Starlight,” Mary McCarthy
“Dance,” Christina Lovin

Island of Dragon's Blood

“Dragon’s Blood Trees,” Robbi Nester
“Shebehon Forest,” W.F. Lantry
"Drinking the Dragon's Blood," Noreen Lawlor
“Escape,” Judy Kronenfeld
“Heart of the Dragon,” Heather Bourbeau
“Appropriation,” Judy Kronenfeld