Synopsis "The Land Will Hold You: Poems from nature for reconnection and belonging"
"Mary Walker isn't just one of my favorite living poets. She's one of my favorite poets, period. I'll keep this book close and read it often. I advise other readers to do the same!" - MARTHA BECK, New York Times bestselling authorThe Land Will Hold You is full of poetry for those who love the land and long to hear her speak. This collection of 63 poems reminds us who we truly are, reconnects us with what we already know and reassures us that, indeed, the land will hold us. The Land Will Hold You offers support, solace, courage, and connection. There are poems to soothe grief, sadness and fear; poems for direction, inspiration and faith; and poems for peace, love and hope. If you enjoy reading poetry that makes you feel close to Mother Earth, grounded and at peace, this book is for you.--"I am on poem number four, and I have decided this book is going to change my year." Amber-Jayne Bain"To all the poetry lovers out there, this book is an absolute treasure." Wellington Apothecary"These poems are like medicine." Chantal Cropp"A lovely book of gentle words for you, me and the land. So fitting in these turbulent times." Lizzie Beere-Mary Walker is a poet and writer from New Zealand. She is also the author of Lullaby for Mothers: motherhood in poems. "We don't need to know how or when or why, only that the waves will carry us, gentle hands passing us all the way to shore." from the poem Faithwww.marywalker.co.nz
