Wild and Sweet

Faces of Nature: Poems by Wendy L. Best

Local Author Wendy Best has released her first collection of poetry.
Books are available at:

Klindt’s 315 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058

Waucoma Bookstore 212 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031

Or they can be ordered directly from the author. Email Wendy for more information.

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About the Author

Wendy Best is an avid gardener. She loves her family, animals, and children of all ages.  She likes to go hiking and camping in wilderness areas with her husband, Dick, and their beloved black lab. Playing the violin, walking in the woods, drawing, writing, painting, reading, and sewing, are some of her favorite pastimes.

Now she presents her first collection of poems which focus exclusively on her love of nature in all its guises. There is a poignancy about her work that reflects the need to appreciate what we have when we have it. It’s definitely not forever.

Review

Wendy Best delivers a seasonal celebration of the miracles and mysteries of the natural world. There is a reverence here for the divinity found in the fleeting moments of beauty - a fallen leaf, the magic in a singular spider’s web, the individuality of a snowflake. Best’s use of imagination as an ecological force is a gift. This is a collection to read again and again that will surely help our souls “bloom anew in spring.”

—Peter Marbach, photographer and author, Hood River, Oregon"

Review

In such a few words, Wendy unfolds tremendous imagery and feeling as she elegantly captures moments in our world that might otherwise go unnoticed. There is a special way of weaving nature that allows our minds to wander and imagine. She makes a connection to the spirit of being human and beckons us to enter into the wordscape, to become aware of the possibilities of understanding. It has been my pleasure to allow my consciousness to be free to enter into these beautiful pieces and touch my soul.

—Peny Wallace, artist and art teacher, Hood River, Oregon

Review

Wendy Best’s poems reflect her deep connection with nature. Her words vividly evoke in the reader the ever-changing moods and spirit of the natural world. Her poems transport you to reflect upon your own experiences in the wild.  

—Ann Greenhill, speech therapist, Portland, Oregon

Review

Wendy and I grew up together in a little town in Massachusetts. We lost touch until a reunion brought us back together and she began sharing her astonishing and awe-inspiring poetry with me. All I can say is, enjoy this journey of wonder, that will leave you wanting more! 

—Katharine Burr Adams, advocate for abused children , North Yarmouth, Maine