Kinship

Belonging in a World of Relations, Vol. 2 - Place

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Gavin Van Horn, John Hausdoerffer, Robin Wall Kimmerer: Kinship (2021, Center for Humans & Nature)

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2021 by Center for Humans & Nature.

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978-1-7368625-7-5
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4 stars (1 review)

2 editions

reviewed Planet by Gavin Van Horn (Kinship: Belonging In A World Of Relations, #1)

Water, Moon, Mountain

4 stars

Planet is the first of a 5-volume curated collection of essays and poems about kinship released by the Centre for Humans and Nature. As with many collections, it features a variety of writing, some strong and some not. The first volume is on "planet" and combines thoughts on this pale blue dot from thinkers, writers, artists, poets and philosophers.

Overall, the writing is of a very high standard and the collection is well presented. Standout essays include Andrew S. Yang's Kinshape, which is a conversetion with stardust as kin, via his mother. Co-editor Robin Wall Kimmerer's part-speculative fiction about humans being invited back into the family by other creatures that share this space is thoughtful and wonderful. Ceridwen Dovey's essay on giving rights to the moon raises fascinating questions and is written with a beautiful sense of care. However some of the essays fail to land, particularly the "celebrity" …

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  • Nature