Poems from the Wilderness

Jack Mayer

Wilderness inspired poems composed on the trail by an American doctor/poet, sharing his love of the backcountry, trail-walking, camping, and the “wilderness effect,” a unique sensation of aliveness and deep connection. Mayer’s poetry explores our...

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Opening Credits

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About the Book

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About the Poet

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Book title

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An Expression of Gratitude

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Author's Introduction

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Dedication

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FOREST

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1. A Boy is Missing

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2. Autumn / M.C. Escher

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3. Anomaly: That which cannot be named

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4. Boundaries: 1. Otter Creek

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5. Boundaries: II Mount Abe

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6. Confusion

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7. Incarnation

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8. Desire

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9. The Library

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10. Adagio

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11. Camperized

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12. Five Days on the Trail: I. Woodpecker

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13. Five Days on the Trail: II. Tricks

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14. Five Days on the Trail: III. Truckin

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15. Five Days on the Trail: IV. Communion

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16. After Life

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17. Mist on Mount Abe

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18. Chiaroscuro

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19. Contentment—a quality

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20. Gratitude

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TRAIL

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21. Maps

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22. in Memoriam / SVEA Camp Stove

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23. Boots

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24. The High Life

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25. Erratic

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26. Backpack

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27. Shooting Star

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28. Trail Names

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29. The River That Finds You

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30. Bread Loaf Wilderness

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31. Long Trail Bar Mitzvah

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32. The Things We Notice

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33. True North

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34. Whistle-Stop Cafe

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PHYSICS

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35. Einstein Doubted That God Rolled Dice

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36. Grand Union

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37. Empty Space -- Dark Matter

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38. The God Particle

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39. Fractals on Camel's Hump

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40. Umbilical Wormhole

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41. Unraveling

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42. Underground River

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43. Coral Orbits

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44. Two Creation Myths

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SPIRIT

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45. I Am a God to the Birds

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46. "A Stubbornly Persistent IIlusion"

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47. Ellie's Second Baby

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48. Blood

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49. Prayer Flags

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50. Suspended Animation

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51. Early Fall -- In Memoriam -- 9 /11

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52. The Sacred is Ordinary

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53. Receive What is Offered

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54. Locked Rooms

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55. Mosquito

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56. Northwest Wind

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57. Longing

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58. The Brink

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MUSIC

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59. Psalm 23 / Hospice Volunteer

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60. Singing Over

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61. Spring Chorale

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Author's notes on the poems

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Advance Response: Vaughan Rapatahana

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Advance Response: Ahmed Elbeshlawy

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Advance Response: John Elder

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Advance Response: Jay Parini

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Ending Credits

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