Gathering Moss

A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

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Robin Wall Kimmerer: Gathering Moss (2021, Penguin Books, Limited)

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2021 by Penguin Books, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-14-199763-6
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5 stars (3 reviews)

Gathering Moss is a series of personal essays introducing the reader to the life cycle, the ecology, and the natural history of mosses. The geographic range is restricted to the USA.

5 editions

Some of these are still finding her way, but the range is worth it

5 stars

Essays of humor and humility and care, a sense of observation that stretches from the microscope to scientific inquiry to social obligation, and in a dozen different ways asks us to consider perspectives of place, belonging, and generosity from other being's vast or tiny differences. It's been a while since I read Braiding Sweetgrass, but I think this collection is no lesser for nominally having more of a narrow entryway through her world of moss.