Hike On: Poems from Mount Desert Island, Maine

Hike On is a collection of poems about Maine s Mount Desert Isl-and and Acadia National Park where Bennett, over an ex¬tended period, observed its diverse moods, habitats and wildlife, and enjoyed its trails. Bennett s imagery of nature is focused through the lens of a biologist. Concise and lyrical poems result from Bennett's explorations, observations and meditations, coupled with his rare perspective. He transforms sight-ings and experiences into poems that capture the area s beauty and complexity, along with the struggles and accommodations among its wildlife. His natural cu¬riosity about the trails he hikes and his considerations of them over time result in unique poems as varied as the environments of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.