House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser Political & Protest Her work has been honored

Her work has been honored by the Royal Academy of Arts and has been featured in many gallery shows

and do so without shame

and stunning cover art by award-winning artist Dinara Mirtalipova

to contemporary voices Luci Shaw and Scott Cairns

GOUGH is a professor of ethics and philosophy at Pepperdine University

House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser Political & Protest Her work has been honoredWhen the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began