The Wild Scribe
Words That Emerge When Human and Earth Voices Entwine
by Mary Reynolds Thompson & Christina Baldwin (foreword by)
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Pages:
256
Published:
Dec 2026
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, Limited
Imprint
Findhorn Press
ISBN:
9798888506042
A transformative guide to reconnecting with nature through writing, presence, and ecological awareness
* Teaches step-by-step writing practices that foster deep connection with place, seasonal rhythms, and the natural world
* Provides practical prompts and exercises designed to cultivate wild language, ecological literacy, and personal transformation
* Offers creative journaling techniques to process climate grief, restore belonging, and participate in the renewal of Earth
LISTEN DEEPLY to awaken your wild imagination and free your untamed voice as your visions comingle with the voice of the Earth. Let hawks, forests, childhood sanctuaries, and beloved animals shape the very rhythm of your words into authentic "wild language."
Using writing as a tool for presence, healing, and ecological stewardship, Mary Reynolds Thompson shows how to move beyond observation and into relationship with the land. Drawing on decades of experience in teaching eco-writing and poetry therapy, she provides ten themed sessions for inspiration, each with stories and reflections, writing prompts, and exercises that address topics such as grounding, seasonal awareness, and animal embodiment. Character sketches of plants and animals, haiku and haibun writing, and reflective exercises for processing solastalgia and climate grief deepen the experience.
At its heart, The Wild Scribe invites us to open a dialogue with the more-than-human world. Blending the beauty of nature writing with the immediacy of guided practice, this book speaks to anyone who feels the ache of disconnection and the desire to participate in the renewal of Earth and self. It is a call to remember that when we rewild our words, we rewild the world within and around us.
* Teaches step-by-step writing practices that foster deep connection with place, seasonal rhythms, and the natural world
* Provides practical prompts and exercises designed to cultivate wild language, ecological literacy, and personal transformation
* Offers creative journaling techniques to process climate grief, restore belonging, and participate in the renewal of Earth
LISTEN DEEPLY to awaken your wild imagination and free your untamed voice as your visions comingle with the voice of the Earth. Let hawks, forests, childhood sanctuaries, and beloved animals shape the very rhythm of your words into authentic "wild language."
Using writing as a tool for presence, healing, and ecological stewardship, Mary Reynolds Thompson shows how to move beyond observation and into relationship with the land. Drawing on decades of experience in teaching eco-writing and poetry therapy, she provides ten themed sessions for inspiration, each with stories and reflections, writing prompts, and exercises that address topics such as grounding, seasonal awareness, and animal embodiment. Character sketches of plants and animals, haiku and haibun writing, and reflective exercises for processing solastalgia and climate grief deepen the experience.
At its heart, The Wild Scribe invites us to open a dialogue with the more-than-human world. Blending the beauty of nature writing with the immediacy of guided practice, this book speaks to anyone who feels the ache of disconnection and the desire to participate in the renewal of Earth and self. It is a call to remember that when we rewild our words, we rewild the world within and around us.
$35.00
