"In an effort to make sense of the deaths of several loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild, making a series of excursions into ancient forests, wild rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to learn what the natural world could teach her about sorrow and gladness. This book is the record of her experiences. It?s a stunning collection of carefully observed accounts of her life?tracking otters on the beach, cooking breakfast...

Recorded over a five year period in Southeast Alaska and on the Washington State coast, juxtaposes music, poetry and video in order to create a visceral, immediate experience of the Pacific Northwest coast. The "tone poems" can stand alone or work together in varying sequences. The choices include Meditations on a wild coast (an arrangement of film tone poems or compositions), and the compositions themselves which can be viewed viewed individually,...