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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"Exquisite and full of life like the birds themselves. In each poem we find clarity and compassion as we stand on the razor-edge of uncertainty." Terry Tempest Williams, author of <em>Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place</em></strong></p><p><em>2021 Spur Award Finalist</em></p><p><em>2020 Montana Book Award Honor Book</em></p><p><br></p><p>A kind of field guide in poetry, <em>Life List</em> pays tribute to the birds that have flown through Beaudin's years of watching and listening, through his attempts to render in language the precarious circumstances of being alive. With a sharp critique of environmental, social and political issues, along with haunting ruminations on loss, love and the passing of time, these poems fill the skies with a feathered grace.</p><p><br></p><p>Includes an introduction by J Drew Lanham, author of <em>The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature</em>, plus more than 20 original bird monotypes by artist Storrs Bishop. This is truly a unique book that any fan of poetry or birding will enjoy.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about this book, the author, plus find original prints direct from the publisher at: www.riverfeetpress.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Editorial Reviews</strong></p><p><br></p><p>"Passionate yet mature, this is Beaudin's most inspired and finest work. Every Montanan should own it, and ever birder. Every reader." <strong>Rick Bass</strong>, author of <em>Why I Came West</em>, and <em>The Traveling Feast: On the Road and at the Table with My Heroes</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Exquisite in its celebration of flight and how wilderness works its way into our blood and bones and calls us to something transcendent." <strong>Shann Ray</strong>, author of <em>American Masculine</em>, and <em>Atomic Theory 7</em></p><p><br></p><p>"A deftly woven catalogue of human experience through the keen observations of birds and landscapes. Beaudin masterfully translates the mysterious language between magpies and mountains and weaves it into a beautifully poetic tapestry." </p><p><strong>Michael Garrigan</strong>, author of <em>Robbing the Pillars</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Beaudin's poems ask us to pay attention not only to birds, but to our dreams, to the music that circles around us all." <strong>Taylor Brorby</strong>, author of <em>Crude: Poems</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Passionate yet mature, this is Beaudin's most inspired and finest work. Every Montanan should own it, and ever birder. Every reader." <strong>Rick Bass</strong>, author of Why I Came West</em>, and The Traveling Feast: On the Road and at the Table with My Heroes</em></p><p><br></p><p>"A beautiful collection of poetry crafted for the eco-nature lover." <strong>Montana Book Award Committee</strong></p><p><br></p><p>"Exquisite in its celebration of flight and how wilderness works its way into our blood and bones and calls us to something transcendent." <strong>Shann Ray</strong>, author of American Masculine</em>, and Atomic Theory 7</em></p><p><br></p><p>"A deftly woven catalogue of human experience through the keen observations of birds and landscapes. Beaudin masterfully translates the mysterious language between magpies and mountains and weaves it into a beautifully poetic tapestry." <strong>Michael Garrigan</strong>, author of Robbing the Pillars</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Beaudin's poems ask us to pay attention not only to birds, but to our dreams, to the music that circles around us all." <strong>Taylor Brorby</strong>, author of Crude: Poems</em></p><br>

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