Gaia: Creative Spirit - Inspiring Books - "A Natural History of the Senses" Diane Ackerman

Re: "A Natural History of the Senses" Diane Ackerman

http://TerraMoon.gaia.com — Mon, 08 May 2006 00:24:59 GMT

I, too, have been happily inspired by this book. Looking at simple things we take for granted in a way that is completely unique and creative. I love taking journeys....especially journies of the mind. Many times, when I find my writing struggling for semblance, I just flip thru this book and become re-inspired. Remembering why I want to write.....why I want to express myself. Reconnecting with my desire to share and receive. Terri

Re: "A Natural History of the Senses" Diane Ackerman

http://jenn.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:38:54 GMT

Ooohh...love this book, and pretty much anything else written by her...her prose is lovely, and her books are wonderful to read.

"A Natural History of the Senses" Diane Ackerman

http://sarah.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:45:16 GMT

This is a nonfiction work written by a poet, which seamlessly blends history, biology, psychology, and art. If Ackerman's insights don't make you feel more grateful and alive as a human being, more open to the beauty all around you, I don't know what will.

All it takes is a sentence of her prose to fill me with the desire to be more intensely aware of the world, to transform what I see into poetry.