In The Absence Of Wanting

GAIL LARKIN'S PREVIOUS book, What We Carry, captivated readers with moving stories from her years as a New York City paramedic. While that book reflected her empathy and humanity as a paramedic, this collection of poems and photogaphs reveals the quieter wellspring from which those qualities have long flowed. Inspired by years of wandering in forests, wetlands, shorelines, parks, and quiet places, these poems and photographs invite you to slow down, be fully present, and rediscover wonder. Even if we're simply gazing out a window, the natural world has an extraordinary capacity to restore our sense of perspective, awaken our senses, and remind us that we are part of the more-than-human world, not separate from it.These pages are an invitation to pause, breathe deeply, notice what is often overlooked, and reconnect with the living spaces that surround us.May you become a lifelong caretaker of the Earth, guided always by curiosity, awe, and gratitude.