Grow Stronger in a Time of Crisis
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Grow stronger as you work through a time of crisis. A practical guide to the practices and perspectives that will make the difference.
Linda Ferguson Books
Linda Ferguson is a storyteller and educator focused on enhancing thought and communication. She transforms research on human behavior into practical techniques that help people achieve positive life changes. Her work is valued for its effectiveness in facilitating real change and for her skill in asking insightful questions. Ferguson is recognized for her attentive approach, engaging narratives, and ability to guide others toward more fulfilling ways of living.
2ND PLACE WINNER OF THE POETRY BOX CHAPBOOK PRIZE 2021 A story of three siblings, a spouse and a surname, Of the Forest is threaded with poems that hint of danger while also celebrating love...and the sumptuous pleasures of language itself. The collection reimagines childhood as a journey through a forest where two brothers are, respectively, a wolf and a bear, and their younger sister (their sometimes prey), is someone who society wants to be a "pink balloon, /a party decoration." By living in a "womb of imagination," she transforms herself into a fox whose "topaz eyes glow through fronds/of metaphor and ink." When the fox leaves the forest of childhood she revels in her new terrain. Now, with "words unsheathed," she wonders if she'll ever "howl in the presence of bears and wolves," while she still dreams of a world where all creatures can astonish themselves "with unimagined flowering." Along the way, the poems ask where does memory end and imagination begin, what power does a name hold over us, and how can we use language to find understanding, humor and grace.