The latest book by Helen Ruggieri, ’72, “Camping in the Galaxy,” is a collection of haibun, compact prose pieces accompanied by haiku, and well-crafted essays that celebrate the natural world without turning a blind eye to the ravages of human impact.
Ruggieri cultivates a sense of place as she recounts life in the Allegheny bioregion of Western New York, past and present. She writes about Native Americans, deer, groundhogs, wild grasses, Zen gardens, small-town life, river walking, maple trees, sunsets, the seasons and much more, occasionally dipping into folklore and mythology.
The result is a blanding of contemporary American culture with the beauty and wonder of nature that reveals an unspoken truth about the way we live.
The book is available from Amazon or from the publisher, www.woodthrushbooks.com.
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