In 1993, Robert Michael Pyle coined the term "extinction of experience". He was referring explicitly to experiences with the natural world, that as our culture moves further and further away from direct engagement with nature, a whole host of what not long ago used to be common experiences are now becoming rare.

One aspect of my poetry is to write from an intimacy with nature, though I know that for those to whom such experiences have gone extinct, I may not be terribly relevant.

My study of ecopsychology, and the programs within the Autumn Fox School, also revolve around the importance of not succumbing to estrangement from nature, but making pathways of connection. For me, the rewards are worth it, touching as they do on such qualities as beauty, wholeness, mystery, and a pervading sense of the sacred.

For others that may feel this way, I offer this web site, my books of poetry, and the Autumn Fox School.

Line drawing by Roger Bayless, in "The View from the Oak", by Judith and Herbert Kohl. Watercolor infill by Willow Abel.