In Memory of a Banyan Tree

In Memory of a Banyan Tree is a collection of poems relating to nature, ecology, and ecopoetics, selected from the expanse of Rothenberg's writings over the past thirty-five years. Rothenberg's many years as a horticulturist and his engagement in the environmental movement inform his work. These poems are a watershed account of an intimate relationship with the outside world.

Michael Rothenberg is editor and publisher of the online literary magazine BigBridge.org, cofounder of 100 Thousand Poets for Change (http://www.100tpc.org), and cofounder of Poets In Need, a nonprofit assisting poets in crisis. Born in Miami Beach, Florida, Rothenberg moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and cofounded Shelldance Orchid Gardens, which is dedicated to the cultivation of orchids and bromeliads. While in Pacifica, he helped lead local environmental actions that stopped major coastal developments that would destroy wildlife habitat. His books of poetry include The Pillars and I Murdered Elvis. Rothenberg currently lives on Lake Jackson in Tallahassee, where he is Florida State University Libraries Poet in Residence.