Dear Cloud: Letters Home from a Long Distance Traveler

Keane, Marc Peter

ISBN 10: 0615425348 / ISBN 13: 9780615425344

Published by mpk books, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dear Cloud: Letters Home from a Long Distance Traveler
• Publisher: mpk books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615425348
• ISBN 13: 9780615425344
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 204.1 grams

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Synopsis

Marc Peter Keane, in his remarkable set of meditative explorations, Dear Cloud, asks what if we had the ability to act on our inner urge to experience life as another person, not just hypothetically, but to actually live their lives — to be that lonely man whose chance meeting in the high-desert changes his life forever, or the new-born babe amazed at its still unfathomed world? And not just other people, but to intimately experience the unique viewpoints of other forms of life on this planet — an ancient cedar struck by lightning, a cheetah out for blood. And going even further, to delve into the spirit of place and occupy the inanimate — a tide pool, the mirror surface of a pond. Mixing a devoted naturalist’s awe with what seems almost shamanic insight, seasoned with inspired and delightfully wry big-picture matter-of-factness, Dear Cloud comprises fascinatingly detailed observations and unexpected realizations about the world we live in. These thoughts take the form of letters sent home by a shape-changing protagonist who slips seamlessly between various identities, experiencing both the profound physical solitariness of every existence, and paradoxically, their absolute interconnectedness.

About the Author

Marc Peter Keane is a garden designer, artist, and author based in Ithaca NY. Having lived in Kyoto Japan for nearly 20 years, his work is deeply influenced by the aesthetics and culture of Japan. Keane is the author of 7 books including, "Japanese Garden Design" (an introduction to the history and design of Japanese gardens), "The Japanese Tea Garden" (the history, design and aesthetics of the Japanese tea garden), "The Art of Setting Stones" (essays for the philosophical gardener, or the gardening philosopher), and "Dear Cloud" (a meditation on nature from the perspective of a unique traveler). More about his work can be seen at mpkeane.com.