![]() As we read of bears, ancient magnolias, swallow-tail kites, the serenity of a country childhood, the pleasure of eating real food, the remarkable provenance of ancient pottery shards, and much more, these works lure us deep into the southern landscape, away from the constructs of humanity and closer to a recognition of our inextricable ties to the earth. Elemental South is a gathering of works by some of the region's best nature writers-people who can coax from words the mysteries of our place in the landscape and the human relationship to wildness.Īrranged by theme according to the basic elements by which many cultures on earth interpret-earth, air, fire, water-the writings consider our actual and assumed connections in the greater scheme of functioning ecosystems. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nature writers know that to be fully human is to be engaged with our natural surroundings. ![]()
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