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About Diane Ackerman
American poet, essayist, and naturalist
Diane Ackerman is an American poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her books and films. Her writing often moves between the literary and the scientific, reflecting a wide-ranging interest in the natural world. She has also worked in film, and her work is associated with careful observation, vivid language, and an interest in how people experience nature and the senses.
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- “Though not a natural world by any means, more like a collection of living dioramas, a zoo exists in its own t…”Diane Ackerman
- “Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it. In the garden, one finds both, including vanishingly small…”Diane Ackerman
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