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Trees are Bridges to the Sky: Poems
Industrial culture casts humans as parasites: devouring our living home. Yet endless metaphors exist. Other cultures and species widening spirals of abundance show us we are also fruit: gifts from Earth to our future.
Whether the edge of our lives, civilization, and species is a cliff to catastrophe or a bridge to our higher selves will depend on the seeds we sow in the soil of this moment. The quality of our seeds does not arise from wealth or technology, but through our personal and collective transformation.
More info on Homebound Publications' website. Homebound plants a tree for each copy sold!
Whether the edge of our lives, civilization, and species is a cliff to catastrophe or a bridge to our higher selves will depend on the seeds we sow in the soil of this moment. The quality of our seeds does not arise from wealth or technology, but through our personal and collective transformation.
More info on Homebound Publications' website. Homebound plants a tree for each copy sold!
122 pages, Paperback
Published April 25, 2024
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June 2, 2025
I was fortunate to see Frederick Livingston read and lead a workshop (at Village Books in Bellingham, WA) as part of his promotion for Trees are Bridges to the Sky.
It's an unusual poetry book, since a number of the individual verses cite sources (in the manner of footnotes), but this approach makes sense because the author is writing about immediate concerns in conservation and the role of humanity in the broad scope of the natural world.
Livingston expresses an optimism that seems somewhat naive at first blush, but as I read through the book and reflected on his own readings of some of these lines, his clear intention comes through, and I can't help but see bravery in his willingness to believe that "Planting seeds will never be an end, / but it will always be a place to begin" (from "The Beginning").
A few lines that particularly struck me:
From "Human":
From "Accept":
It's an unusual poetry book, since a number of the individual verses cite sources (in the manner of footnotes), but this approach makes sense because the author is writing about immediate concerns in conservation and the role of humanity in the broad scope of the natural world.
Livingston expresses an optimism that seems somewhat naive at first blush, but as I read through the book and reflected on his own readings of some of these lines, his clear intention comes through, and I can't help but see bravery in his willingness to believe that "Planting seeds will never be an end, / but it will always be a place to begin" (from "The Beginning").
A few lines that particularly struck me:
From "Human":
The market only recognizes us as alive while consuming. Reducing all
that we are to this single identity makes us less alive, less human.
From "Accept":
A human that can tear the world to pieces cannot be called powerless. It is too late to pretend surrender, standing in a clearcut while claiming we cannot make a difference.
November 6, 2024
A salve, in which fresh perspective, calls to action, and invaluable wisdom abound. Imperative and shining.
July 1, 2025
Beautifully enlightening
November 29, 2024
Livingston reminds us of the importance and the tenacious hope of planting seeds. His chapters are as resonant and rich as a walking through a forest after rainfall.
On Intelligence: “a flower should not become so enamored with its petals that it forgets the tree from which it blooms”
On Intelligence: “a flower should not become so enamored with its petals that it forgets the tree from which it blooms”
December 25, 2024
I found this thought provoking and insightful. I really hope we get more to read from this author!
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