River of Words sells books of RoW poetry
and art, reproductions of our winning artwork, our Watershed Explorer
Educator’s Guide and other curriculum materials, calendars, t-shirts
and other items. All proceeds go to support our educational programs.
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We will also custom print any of our art images on holiday or greeting
cards.
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the
Nature of Things
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things
Edited by Pamela Michael with an Introduction by Robert Hass
Featuring children's poems and works of art from the River of Words
annual contests over the past ten years, this delightful anthology showcases
the work of children seeking to explore, appreciate, and protect the
watersheds in which they live. A remarkable confluence of K-12 curriculum,
children's literature, environmentalism, poetry and art, this enchanting
volume speaks to the creative spirit in all of us.
Also available:
Milkweed Editions and River of Words have created a free, downloadable
teaching guide to accompany this book. Download
it now!
Paperback: $21.60 (includes shipping and handling)
River of Words: Images and Poetry in Praise
of Water
River of Words: Images & Poetry in Praise of Water
Edited by Pamela Michael
Introductions by Michael, Robert Hass and Thacher Hurd
96 pages (8 X 8), full color throughout, with 45 plates
Trade paper, ISBN: 1-890771-65-1, $15.95 (includes shipping and handling)
Water—in all its splendid forms—is the subject and inspiration
behind the
alluring artwork and astounding poetry presented in River of Words:
Images
and Poetry in Praise of Water, published by Heyday
Books.Rivers, lakes, oceans, rain and tears come alive in 96 pages
of verse and full-color art.Selected from the annual River of Words
Contest entries, here is an exceptional collection of creative work
from young people (ages 5-19) across America and around the world. Both
children and adults will appreciate and enjoy the creative results of
children experiencing and exploring water as part of the environment.
Reviews:
“Young minds, in poems and paintings, freely playing creatively,
conceptually, physically, with water. Kids showing us canebreaks, ducks,
frogs, clouds, streams, and friends, all forms of water, through their
fresh eyes. These selections of the best of the best give us pleasure
and hope.” —Gary Snyder
“Spend some pleasant time with the blithe and irrepressible spirits
reflected in these poems and paintings created by young minds.”
—Wayne Thiebaud
“To turn these pages—to gaze and peruse here—is to discover
an unfamiliar joy. These young people offer transcendence, enchantment,
and the experience of human attainment—sensations adults too often,
now, lose track of. What an antidote to dejection about our species’
potential mounts up in these poems and images.” —Barry Lopez
“Pablo Picasso famously said that it took him eighty years to learn
to paint like a child. The fresh vitality of these young poets and artists
is an inspiration to all of us to let our imaginations run free.”
—Sandra Jordan
New!!!
2010 River of Words Anthology
River of Words: The Natural World
as Viewed by Young People
Poetry from the Annual River of Words Contest
Twelve collections of the River of Words poetry books are now available,
presenting the winning poems from the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and our recent 2010 International Poetry
& Art Contests. Poems selected by Robert Hass
$15.00 (includes shipping and handling)
2009
Poetry Book $15.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2008
Poetry Book $15.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2007
Poetry Book $15.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2006
Poetry Book $10.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2005
Poetry Book $10.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2004
Poetry Book $10.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2003
Poetry Book $10.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2002
Poetry Book $10.00(includes
shipping and handling)
2001
Poetry Book $10.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
2000
Poetry Book $10.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
Frederica
von Stade Sings Brubeck’s River of Words’ Poems
In 2002, a friend of River of Words, Paul Strasburg,
gave Chris a copy of the River of Words annual anthology, The Natural
World as Viewed by Young People. Brubeck had been commissioned to write
a piece for Frederica von Stade and was casting about for inspiration
and lyrics suitable for the song suite he was composing. The resulting River of Song, features a libretto containing five River of Words’
young poets: Shawna Eiermann (12), Kevin Brown (5), Alice Goldfuss (12),
Stefani Galik (8), and John Keogh (13), as well as ee cummings.
!!
Convergence $22.00 (includes
shipping and handling)
Ecological
Literacy:
Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World
Edited by Center for Ecoliteracy Senior Editor Michael
K. Stone and Executive Director Zenobia Barlow
This book presents the Center's conceptual foundations, from ancient
wisdom to contemporary science. It chronicles some of the most exciting
work that the Center has supported over the last decade, diverse projects
(including River of Words) that have creatively put those concepts into
practice. Authors include Wendell Berry, Alice Waters, David W. Orr,
Fritjof Capra, River of Words co-founder Pamela Michael, Donella Meadows,
and (ROW board member) Malcolm Margolin. Ecological Literacy is the
third volume in the Bioneers Book Series published by Sierra Club Books
and distributed by University of California Press. $16.95, 279 pages.
Ecological
Literacy $20.95 (includes
shipping and handling)
The
Gift of Rivers True Stories of Life on the Water
Edited by Pamela Michael, RoW Co-Founder and Executive
Director
Indroduction by Robert Hass, RoW Co-Founder
From the Colorado to the Seine, the Congo to the Yangtze, this eclectic
gathering of acclaimed writers and river lovers takes readers on journeys
that fuel imaginations, offer escape, soothe souls, and callenge traveler's
courage and stregnth.
"The Gift of Rivers is a source of spiritual renewal. Through these
stories, we remember why water is holy and the sacred obligation that
is ours to keep these waterways pure." – Terry Tempest Williams,
author of Leap
A soulful fact- and image- filled compendium of waonderful stories that
illuminate, educate, inspire, and delight." – David Brower,
chairman of Earth Island Institute
The
Gift of Rivers $18.95 (includes
shipping and handling)
Works
of Heart: Building Village Through the Arts edited by Lynne Elizabeth and Suzanne Young
Citizen artists revitalize place, celebrate
culture and inspire social change in this book of exemplary community–based
arts projects.
Includes an article by ROW Executive Director
Pamela Michaels and ROW 2003 Teacher of the Year Alicia Hokanson and
numerous beautiful ROW images!
Works
of Heart: Building Village Through the Arts $29.45 (includes
shipping and handling)
