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Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and the Human Imagination
Stirring the Mud On Swamps Bogs and the Human Imagination Author:Barbara Hurd In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she fi... more »nds ample metaphor for human creativity, imagination, and fear.« less