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Terry Tempest Williams has been called "a citizen writer," a writer who speaks and speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life. A naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, she has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice. Known for her impassioned and lyrical prose, Terry Tempest Williams is the author of the environmental literature classics, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place; An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field; Desert Quartet; Leap; Red - Patience and Passion in the Desert; and The Open Space of Democracy. Her new book, Mosaic: Finding Beauty in a Broken World, will be published in 2008.

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Christopher Merrill has written on contemporary American poetry, nature, French Surrealism, Georgia O’Keeffe, the Third Balkan War, and soccer. He has taught classes in modern American poetry, world literature, translation, literary journalism, creative nonfiction, and prosody. His most recent books include Things of the Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain (nonfiction), Only the Nails Remain: Scenes From the Balkan Wars (nonfiction), and Brilliant Water (poetry). He is the Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.

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