Rooms and Their Airs

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Exploring the connection between humanity and nature, the poems delve into environments of northern Vermont and southern France, blurring the lines between subject and object. Each piece gives voice to natural elements, like a vernal pool or a beam of light, infused with humor and intellectual curiosity. Linked poems reflect on garden vegetables and draw inspiration from "The Medieval Handbook," while a mother-daughter journey to France's cave paintings highlights the timelessness of art. Jody Gladding emerges as a literary successor to prominent poets.