Yesterday, May 15, marked the one hundred and thirty-six death anniversary for an American poet, Emily Dickinson. While this may be ‘basic’ in the literary world, I consider her my favorite poet. I found a collection of her poems in a thrift store last year and spent the whole summer going through them. So many lines and stanzas struck me and have continued to surface through my thoughts.

Today, April 22nd is Earth day. I thought it would be fitting, then, to spotlight the most earth-conscious as well as one of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read: The Overstory by Richard Powers.

I have said before that War and Peace is one of my favorite novels. It’s full of rich emotion, romance, and burning questions of humanity.