Author Description

"A 477 page anthology based on poems published in the Earth First! Journal from 1980 to 2020. "The anthology, edited by Dennis Fitzinger, provides a perspective -- often intimate, often fierce and primal -- into the psyches (visions, dreams, and nightmares) of EarthFirsters - as well as into their direct and immediate encounters with the wild and each other. In this way it documents their history, their roots, and their motivations - often with hints of their 'direct actions.' This collection of "essential poems" -- and visions - captures a four-decade movement in amber. Or perhaps a better metaphor for the preservative would be the juniper-berry-derived urine of the bushy-tailed woodrat (the myth-worthy pack rat) who builds its artifact-laden middens lasting thousands of years in the high desert. May these visions not have been in vain." -Bill Yake"-- Warrior Poets webpage vied on April 17, 2023