Kate’s 2¢: “Wild nights out: the magic of exploring the outdoors after dark” by Chris Salisbury

“Wild nights out: the magic of exploring the outdoors after dark” by Chris Salisbury

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I really enjoyed reading this ‘how-to’ book. It is chock full of activities to use with children and adults to encourage them to experience the woods at night.

   Many of the things I experience all the time, since I am totally blind. Some of the activities I’ve used with groups during “Sensitivity Training’ to give them a sense of what it is like to be totally blind, aka, walking in the dark.

   Much of the night walks emphasize using our other senses, which can be rather over-whelming and should be entered into with small steps.

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Chris Salisbury

Chris founded WildWise, an outdoor education and training company, in 1999 after many years working as an education officer for Devon Wildlife Trust. With a professional background in theatre, a qualification in drama therapy and a career in environmental education, Chris uses every creative means at his disposal to encourage people to enjoy and value the natural world on the courses he facilitates in the UK and abroad.

Chris is a course facilitator at Schumacher College in Devon, where he also directs the acclaimed ‘Call of the Wild’ foundation year-programme.  He is a professional storyteller (aka Spindle Wayfarer) and has performed for royalty. He is also the founder and Artistic Director for the West country Storytelling Festival.  In his capacity as a ‘Be the Change’ facilitator he offers symposiums for interested groups.

Chris is married with 4 children and a dog called Dexter. He lives very happily on the edge of the forest in Dartington, Devon

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Wild nights out: the magic of exploring the outdoors after dark DB104538

Salisbury, Chris Reading time: 7 hours, 34 minutes.

Jon Pinnow

Sports and Recreation

Animals and Wildlife

Nature and the Environment

Environmental educator and founder of WildWise provides a hands-on guide for those who wish to take kids (of all ages) outdoors for an adventurous, even slightly scary nighttime nature experience. Includes a collection of unique activities to explore the natural world from dusk till dawn. 2021.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Call us what we carry poems” by Amanda Gorman

“Call us what we carry poems” by Amanda Gorman

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

“In the Deep’:   We swam through the news like a bucking at sea/ for a year our telefision was a lighthouse/ blinking only in warning / never in warmth…Don’t we recognize all the ways normal can stutter an die?…Let no one again have to begin, love, or end alone.  

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amanda S. C. Gorman[1] (born March 7, 1998)[2] is an American poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015. In 2021, she delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

Her inauguration poem generated international acclaim, and shortly thereafter, two of her books achieved best-seller status, and she obtained a professional management contract. In February 2021, Gorman was highlighted in Time magazine’s 100 Next list under the category of “Phenoms”, with a profile written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.[3] That same month, Gorman became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl, when she delivered her poem “Chorus of the Captains” at Super Bowl LV.[4]

   Born in Los Angeles, California,[5][6] Gorman was raised by her single mother, Joan Wicks, a 6th-grade English teacher in Watts,[7] with her two siblings.[5][8] Her twin sister, Gabrielle, is an activist[9] and filmmaker.[10] Gorman has said she grew up in an environment with limited television access.[11] She has described her young self as a “weird child” who enjoyed reading and writing and was encouraged by her mother.[5]

Gorman has an auditory processing disorder and is hypersensitive to sound.[5] She also had a speech impediment during childhood.[12][13] Gorman participated in speech therapy during her childhood and Elida Kocharian of The Harvard Crimson wrote in 2018, “Gorman doesn’t view her speech impediment as a crutch—rather, she sees it as a gift and a strength.”[14] Gorman told The Harvard Gazette in 2018, “I always saw it as a strength because since I was experiencing these obstacles in terms of my auditory and vocal skills, I became really good at reading and writing. I realized that at a young age when I was reciting the Marianne Deborah Williamson quote that ‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure’ to my mom.”[1] In 2021, Gorman told CBS This Morning co-host Anthony Mason that she used songs as a form of speech therapy, and explained, “My favorite thing to practice was the song ‘Aaron Burr, Sir,’ from Hamilton because it is jam-packed with R’s. And I said, ‘if I can keep up with Leslie in this track, then I am on my way to being able to say this R in a poem.”[15]

Gorman attended New Roads, a private school in Santa Monica, for grades K–12.[16] As a senior, she received a Milken Family Foundation college scholarship.[17] She studied sociology at Harvard College,[18] graduating cum laude in 2020[19][20] as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[21][22] In 2019, Gorman spent a semester studying in Madrid, Spain,[23] supported by IES Abroad.[24]

Career[edit]

Beginnings and recognition (2014–2020)[edit]

Gorman’s art and activism focus on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora.[25][26] She has said she was inspired to become a youth delegate for the United Nations in 2013 after watching a speech by Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.[27] Gorman was chosen as the first youth poet laureate of Los Angeles in 2014.[28] In 2014 it was reported that Gorman was “editing the first draft of a novel the 16‑year‑old has been writing over the last two years.”[29] She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.[30]

In 2016, Gorman founded the nonprofit organization One Pen One Page, a youth writing and leadership program.[31][32] In 2017, she became the first author to be featured on XQ Institute’s Book of the Month, a monthly giveaway to share inspiring Gen Z’s favorite books. She wrote a tribute for black athletes for Nike[33] and has a book deal with Viking Children’s Books to write two children’s picture books.[34][35]

From NLS/BARD/LOC:Call us what we carry: poems DB106426

Gorman, Amanda Reading time: 3 hours, 34 minutes.

Amanda Gorman

Poetry

Bestsellers

A collection of more than seventy poems written by National Youth Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman. Reflects on the past, present, and future, exploring history, language, identity, grief, and hope. Includes The Hill We Climb, which was read during the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, in 2021. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021.

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