Thu, Apr 10
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Brooke Williams, Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the Practice of Re-enchantment
One man’s journey toward “re-enchantment”—following dragonflies into the territory between nature and the human psyche.
Date, Time & Location
Apr 10, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
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Order Encountering Dragonfly ($18.95, paperback, publishing April 8) from CWB online here or call the store to order (505) 988-4226.
Two decades ago, naturalist and environmental writer Brooke Williams had a powerful dream about a dragonfly, a dream that cracked open his world by giving rise to a steady stream of dragonfly encounters in his waking life. In the years since, he has delved deeply into the fascinating biology and natural history of dragonflies and made pilgrimages to see them (he now has 38 species on his life list) while also exploring their symbolic meaning and cultural significance.
Encountering Dragonfly is his account—related in a series of odonate encounters—of being drawn into a different kind of relationship with the natural world. By opening himself to the personal and mytho-poetic meanings of dragonfly, and patiently courting an understanding of these…