A Praise Dance for This Embodiment

More poetry by Chris Hoffman

Son of the Earth

Prepare yourself for a soul journey into Nature’s heart and your own, from a

masterful contemporary poet. – Francesca Ciancimino Howell, PhD, Food, Festival

and Religion

On the Way

I live in a demanding noisy world but suddenly found myself stopping and closing

my eyes and going beyond the words to the truth that lies behind them. — John

Brierley, Camino Guides: Practical and Mystical Manuals for the Modern-Day Pilgrim

Realization Point

A rich volume of poetry about life’s flourishing. — Roshi Joan Halifax

I especially enjoy the tone of the poems, the union of Chris Hoffman’s voice with

the details and individual lives of his surroundings. — Pattiann Rogers, multiprizewinning

poet

Cairns

Every page of Cairns conveys the sacral, as revealed by the indwelling spirit of

deserts, glacial fjords, kittiwakes, bald eagles, bears, and pine forests. — Reg

Saner, poet and essayist, winner of the Colorado Book Award

I take this book on the road with me, read the poems around sunrise and sunset,

and feel both comforted and refreshed as I wander into wild places. — Stephen R.

Jones, The Last Prairie and The Peterson Field Guide to the North American Prairie