A Door Into the Wild

Winner of the 2024 Blue Light Press Book Award, A Door into the Wild is both a celebration of California landscapes and a meditation about love, loss, and the healing power of nature. In this collection of prose poems and drawings, multifaceted poet and artist Ellery Akers offers the reader a profound tribute to the Earth. "...An eloquent delight to page through, one poem and hand-drawn illustration at a time. A fascinating, reflective, thought-provoking and memorable read from cover to cover....Especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Contemporary American Poetry and Landscape Art collections.">"It is rare to find an artist who can wed their mark-making to the music of their poetry. Ellery Akers is one of these exceptional creatures. Her book, A Door into the Wild, is a sublime conjunction of word and image and an invitation to the reader to participate in an extraordinary conversation between dazzling drawings and subtle, heart-rending poems. This book is a gift.">"...Each poem is a universe... exquisitely elegant poetry." - Doris Ober, The Point Reyes Light