It is safe to say I have enjoyed reading Richard Powers’ The Overstory so far. I’m almost done. There’s a lot of listening in the book — some metaphysical, some naturalist, some as hampered by language or by health concerns, with a lot of variations and overlaps in between.
Over the years, I have learnt so much about how to listen and to what things (gnarly worms underground or colliding stars above) – and how much attention and patience is built into that process.