![]() ![]() Plus, she writes well, with an eye for detail and a metaphorical flair that I quite enjoyed. A strong sense of place, an engaging narrative voice, and a plethora of biological facts, geographic and geologic trends, historical contexts, and literary allusions. Her book would be a joy to teach, to hold as an example of the best that nature writing can offer. ![]() Fox and I far exceeds my criteria for excellence. Catherine Raven must have been reading my mind. I wanted to learn something when reading nature writing, so I insisted that my students include lots of local information. The writer needs to generate a strong narrative voice so that the reader personally interacts, and the writer must educate the reader as well. Two other aspects of nature writing are equally essential. ![]() That was key for the genre, to bring to life a setting and scenes in ways that pull the reader into the landscape, too. I also offered creative writing classes that urged students to generate their own particular senses of place. When I was teaching, I often designed classes that began with Henry David Thoreau and then moved quickly to Edward Abbey and beyond. I have always been drawn to nature writing. Fox & I, An Uncommon Friendship – Catherine Raven’s strong narrative voice engages and educates readers in her moving nature-writing memoir. ![]()
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