Tongues in Trees – Poems 1994-2017
Tongues in Trees defines Cassie Premo Steele as one of our prominent voices in today’s literary arena. --Thelma T. Reyna Award-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate and author of Rising, Falling, All of Us (Golden Foothills Press, 2014)
These poems form a well that renews and restores us for the work of love we are all meant to do. --Barbara Boswell South African novelist and author of Grace
The collection anchors this poet in the company of Susan Howe, Emily Dickinson, and Christina Rossetti. --Candace Walsh author of Licking the Spoon: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Identity
Use this collection of poems as your mental and spiritual first-aid kit and break it open often. --Candace Chellew-Hodge author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians
About Cassie Premo Steele (Columbia, South Carolina Author)
Cassie Premo Steele is the author of 15 books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
Her poetry has been nominated six times for the Pushcart Prize, and her most recent poetry book, Tongues in Trees, is a collection of new and selected poems from the past 25 years.
Her most widely read non-fiction work is Earth Joy Writing, which is a kind of Artist's Way for the green generation and is comprised of journaling prompts and interactive exercises that allow for deep and mindful connection to oneself and the natural world.