{"product_id":"unchopping-a-tree-9781595343079","title":"Unchopping a Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s no mystery to chopping down a tree. But how do you put back together a tree that’s been felled? Mystical instructions are required, and that’s what W. S. Merwin provides in his prose piece “Unchopping a Tree,” appearing for the first time in a self-contained volume. Written with a poet’s grace, an ecologist’s insights, and a Buddhist’s reverence for life, this elegant work describes the difficult, sacred job of reconstructing a tree. Step by step, page by page, with Merwin’s humble authority, secrets are revealed, and the destroyed tree rises from the forest floor. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnchopping a Tree\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e opens with simplicity and grace: “Start with the leaves, the small twigs, and the nest that have been shaken, ripped, or broken off by the fall; these must be gathered and attached once again to their respective places.” W. S. Merwin, like many conservationists, is quick to say: “When we destroy the so-called natural world around us we’re simply destroying ourselves. And I think it’s irreversible.” Thus the tree takes on a scale that begs the reader’s compassion, and one tree is a parable for the restoration of all nature.","brand":"Trinity University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863484465495,"sku":"9781595343079","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781595343079.jpg?v=1759920730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unchopping-a-tree-9781595343079","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}