Tree of Knowledge - Victoria Chang Publication Date:09/07/2026 history and the simple art

history and the simple art of looking

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Afterword by Jeanette WintersonIn this masterpiece of nature writing

Tree of Knowledge - Victoria Chang Publication Date:09/07/2026 history and the simple artA poet watches the limbs of a eucalyptus tree get sawed off: the image persists, recurring across poems of art, language, selfhood, memory, and loss. Joan Mitchell said, When I talk about love, I mean loving a tree. When I talk about love, I mean loving where a tree used to be. Men assess the eucalyptus tree growing on the poet's street; a crane arrives. The sound of a chainsaw rings in the air and branches begin to fall. This tree cutting haunts the