This collection of poems celebrates the verdant lushness and vibrant life of the Amazon River and surrounding rain forests. Through the use of richly descriptive language and visual imagery, the poems explore the intercon nectedness of plants, animals, and humans in the ecosystem. Poems range from serious and insightful, such as considering the commonalities of humans in “Face of the Amazon,” to playfully humorous in “Lost in Translation,” in which the poet decides that he simply can’t muster the courage to swim amid piranhas. lvb

A bold look at the Amazon rain forest in poems and photographs. What makes the rain forest unique? Is it the sky? The birds? The river? If you look deep into the Amazon, you can find a caste system of ants, termites, and wasps, a caiman waiting quietly in the water, and nighttime dreams that float up to the stars. David Harrison's poems make the plants, the creatures, and the people of the Amazon come up from their roots, down from their nests, out from their huts, and into the minds of his readers.