What Water Holds - Softcover

Aadsen, Tele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1737040816 ISBN 13: 9781737040811

Publisher: Empty Bowl, 2023

Synopsis

Tele Aadsen's WHAT WATER HOLDS speaks to anyone who has fallen under the spell of the sea.

Tele Aadsen met the sea as a child when her parents traded jobs as veterinarians for a migratory life shared with sea birds, salmon, and fishermen. In the mist of the Tongass rainforest, Tele learned to explore life within endless shades of gray, coming to know firsthand how fine the line between life and death and the precarious balance of sea, land, and sky. She's spent the four decades since trolling for salmon off Southeast Alaska. In WHAT WATER HOLDS, a series of lyrical essays first shared at Oregon's FisherPoets Gathering, Tele examines questions of equity, identity, community, the changing climate, and sustainability with loving, detailed attention, revealing the complexities within their many shades of gray. Weaving stories of what lies beneath the surface and the possibilities beyond, WHAT WATER HOLDS speaks to anyone who has fallen under the spell of the sea, struggled to find their own uncharted path, and wrestled with big philosophical questions--in short, anyone seeking to live a full, deeply considered life.

Literary Nonfiction. Essay. Nature. Family & Relationships. Women's Studies.

About this title

About the Author

Tele Aadsen is a commercial fisherman, writer, and lapsed social worker. Born in Alaska, she finds home in seasonal migrations: ocean summers on the outer coast of Lingít Aaní, Southeast Alaska, aboard the F/V Nerka with her partner Joel, followed by land winters in the Coast Salish territory of Washington's Skagit Valley. She self-markets their frozen-at-sea catch through Nerka Sea Frozen Salmon and performs annually with Oregon's FisherPoets Gathering. Her name is pronounced "Tell- ah."

Edition details

• Publisher: Empty Bowl
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1737040816
• ISBN 13: 9781737040811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160