The Art of Nesting

Praise for The Art of Nesting . . . a very gifted writer . . . stunning. Constance Hunting It is said that a poet would never have to leave her garden to write a lifetime of verse. Sandra Hutchison examines her life in gardens, noticing every petal and leaf, every bird call with such care and tenderness . . . that one must listen. Anthony Lee a sensibility attuned to nature and even more aware of nature s inextricable relationship to the human spirit . . . a poetic voice that has been superbly refined by time and dedication to art. These poems must have been percolating for a long time. John Hatcher Sandra Hutchison s poems are full of lyric intensity, subtle grace, clarity, and layers. Michael Fitzgerald This collection includes Celestial Navigations. Set in Castine, Maine, this sequence of poems draws on the Tablet of the Holy Mariner, a mystical work by Bahá'u'lláh, in its meditations on an unravelling age