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In Thought, Word, and Seed

Reckonings from a Midwest Farm
  • By Tiffany Eberle Kriner
  • Foreword by Thomas Gardner
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In this brilliantly crafted essay collection, Tiffany Eberle Kriner weaves together literary criticism, nature writing, and memoir to explore what grows when we plant texts in the landscapes of our lives.

The first time Tiffany Eberle Kriner walked the parcel of land that would become Root and Sky Farm its primary crop seemed to be chaos. Industrial agriculture practices had depleted the fields, leaving them littered with the detritus of consumerism and rural poverty--plastic deck chairs, bags of diapers, endless empty cans of Monster Energy Drink. In this landscape, she meets Virgil and Charles W. Chesnutt, where her close readings of their works intersect with her efforts to create "a just and sustainable community farm."

From her sixty acres in northern Illinois, Kriner reads James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, T. S. Eliot, William Langland, and others. She weaves reflections into the warp and woof of her life: coaxing growth from neglected land, embracing the frustrations and joys of family life, reckoning with racism in a small town. Along the way she cultivates an awareness of interdependence and mercy as they appear in the particulars of her rooted life.

Connecting culture, ecology, faith, and literature, In Thought, Word, and Seed invites readers to cultivate fruitful conversations between literature and the environments in which they live.

Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award in Essays Finalist (2023)

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    • SKU: 9780802882905
    • Manufacturer: William B Eerdmans Pub Co
    • ISBN 13: 9780802882905
    • Publication Date: 09/26/2023
    • Format: Paperback
    • Author: Tiffany Eberle Kriner
    • Author: Thomas Gardner
    • Width: 5.00 inches
    • Height: 0.50 inches
    • Length: 8.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.03 pounds

     
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