For readers of World of Wonders and the poetry of Mary Oliver comes
a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their
potential to transform the life of one writer. Two mismatched ducks
quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun. Four deer
ceremoniously visit a writer's garden to announce the arrival of a
newborn fawn. In Archives of Joy, renowned poet, essayist, and
novelist Jean-Francois Beauchemin turns his poetic and playful gaze
to memories of animals he has known throughout his life, from
fleeting encounters to deep relationships. With each meeting,
Beauchemin returns to a simple thought: that joy in nature is an
essential counterweight to the inescapable awareness of the brevity
of life. In short, humorous, and often dreamlike vignettes,
Beauchemin meditates on the mysteries of existence, the alchemy of
memory, and the entwinement of the animal world with our
own-whether he's nursing an injured bird back to health,
deciphering the gaze of a judgmental cat, or keeping company with a
workhorse nearing its death. His life as a writer and his beloved
pet dogs and cats feature often, as do the creatures he encounters
in his garden, at farms, or on woodland walks: sparrows, crows,
deer, foxes, horses, and cows. Deeply restorative, imaginative, and
dreamily poetic, Archives of Joy is a memoir that will stay with
readers long after its final page.
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