Encompassing spirituality and social concerns, relationships and personal growth, and life's beginnings and endings, this all-new anthology offers a year's worth of richly eclectic texts from around the world in the popular Earth Prayers format. Includes works by Gary Snyder, Hildegard of Bingen, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and from classical Chinese and Japanese verse, Native American chants, and more. Line drawings.
An eloquent anthology honoring the wonders and challenges of life on earth and celebrating the seasons of our lives.

The mysteries and delights of life on earth are illuminated in this richly eclectic collection of poetry, wisdom, prayers, and blessings from thinkers and writers around the world. Here you will find the poetry of Hildgard of Bingen and Gary Snyder; the political wisdom of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr.; a treasury of women's prayers, classical verse from China and Japan; and beautiful chants and prayers by Native Americans. A joyous affirmation of the human journey in all its forms, in all its struggles and glories.