Appearance and disguisein a Costa Rican rainforest, a West Village repair shop, or an intimate relationshipreveal the turbulence that undergirds daily life, as families and places undergo change. In "Elegy for the Norther Flying Squirrel" and "Divers," Becker takes up the science of climate change and habitat loss. "Language that is by turns virtuosic and quiet, astonishing and accurate," writes a reviewer of Becker's 2006 collection, "Domain of Perfect Affection" for "Jewish Book World Magazine. "The challenge of "aligning loss with love" exerts a potent tension in Tiger Heron, as age...

Celebrates the interconnectedness of creatures and places - never losing sight that much will turn out precarious, illusory, provisional. Wise, capacious, by turns unsettling and joyous, The Black Bear Inside Me incorporates histories and losses into a luminous present.