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The National Book Awarda"winner Patti Smith presents a treasure box of a childhood memoir about aclear unspeakable joya and ajust the wish to know.a
A great book about becoming an artist, Woolgathering tells of a youngster finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering, aa worthy calling that seemed a good job for me.a She discoversa"often at night, often in naturea"the pleasures of rescuing aa fleeting thought.a Deeply moving, Wool- gathering calls up our own memories, as the child aglimpses and gleans, piecing together a crazy quilt of truths.a Smith introduces us to her tribe, aa race of cloud dwellers,a and to the fierce, vital pleasures of cloud watching and stargazing and wandering.
A radiant new autobiographical piece, aTwo Worldsa (which was not in the original 1992 Hanuman edition of Woolgathering), and the authoras photographs and illustrations are also included. Woolgathering celebrates the sacred nature of creation with Smithas beautiful style, acclaimed as agloriousa (NPR), aspellbindinga (Booklist), arare and ferociousa (Salon), and ashockingly beautifula (New York Magazine). Black-and-white illustrations
A great book about becoming an artist, Woolgathering tells of a youngster finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering, aa worthy calling that seemed a good job for me.a She discoversa"often at night, often in naturea"the pleasures of rescuing aa fleeting thought.a Deeply moving, Wool- gathering calls up our own memories, as the child aglimpses and gleans, piecing together a crazy quilt of truths.a Smith introduces us to her tribe, aa race of cloud dwellers,a and to the fierce, vital pleasures of cloud watching and stargazing and wandering.
A radiant new autobiographical piece, aTwo Worldsa (which was not in the original 1992 Hanuman edition of Woolgathering), and the authoras photographs and illustrations are also included. Woolgathering celebrates the sacred nature of creation with Smithas beautiful style, acclaimed as agloriousa (NPR), aspellbindinga (Booklist), arare and ferociousa (Salon), and ashockingly beautifula (New York Magazine). Black-and-white illustrations
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