Barry Lopez: Turning Darkness into Light

Barry Lopez: Turning Darkness into Light - The Literature Hope

Essayist and short-story writer Barry Lopez has been compared to Henry David Thoreau for his impassioned and erudite views on how we relate to the natural world. Having travelled extensively in remote parts of the globe, he has invaluable direct knowledge of the many collisions and compromises occurring between humans and the environment.

Drawing on thoughts born from a walk across Arctic tundra, Barry Lopez ruminates on how we must free our imaginations to revive the human race’s sense of possibility and wonder. Viewing us as a race cursed by forgetting, his poignant and reasoned Closing Address asks listeners not to deny the darkness of the world, but to shine a light to others through the power of personal storytelling.

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