A Mystical Ornithology

Immersed in the songs of blue jays, yellow-throated warblers and red-shouldered hawks on his 46-acre farm in rural South Carolina, acclaimed poet and ornithologist J. Drew Lanham exchanges calls with the birds that stop over during their seasonal migrations. For Lanham, these creatures are transcendent beings who summon a feeling of reverence. A Mystical Ornithology weaves the paradox of love and grief within the changing nature of the seasons.