{"id":794,"date":"2026-01-12T22:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tanyaallattbellehumeur.com\/?page_id=794"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:19:07","slug":"the-hospitality-of-trees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tanyaallattbellehumeur.com\/index.php\/books\/the-hospitality-of-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hospitality of Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-595\" src=\"http:\/\/tanyaallattbellehumeur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4e44bb_d284337a2d724d149f2968148089f4f8mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong> The Hospitality of Trees is now available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorelinepress.ca\/product-page\/tanya-s-book\">publisher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Contact the publisher at <a href=\"mailto:publisher@shorelinepress.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publisher@shorelinepress.ca<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Praise for The Hospitality of Trees:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cIn Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt\u2019s hands, words become anything but ordinary\u2014from the scent of lindens along a lakeshore, the imprint of wings on snow, to her father\u2019s last winter on earth, the serious business of living. Poems both fearless and humble. Tenderly, forcefully, they influence our lives.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>-Susan Musgrave, author of <em>Hunger<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\r\n<p>\u201cThe spirit of Rilke hovers over these direct, fine poems. Anyone who knows and loves the small lakeside village of North Hatley, Quebec, will recognize its cherished face in these poems of family, nature, and close observation. The passing of the poet\u2019s father, his last hours a \u2018slow barefoot march\/over a snowy field,\u2019 is especially poignant. The mystery of the world remains intact in The Hospitality of Trees.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>-Derek Webster, author of <em>National Animal<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\r\n<p>\u201cThis quiet devotional of poems explores how very far it isn\u2019t necessary to travel to discover wonder and gratitude for the natural world we are inseparable from.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>-Ann Scowcroft, author of <em>The Truth About Houses<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\r\n<p>\u201cThese sensuous, verdant poems celebrate a rich, domestic life rooted in the Eastern Townships, while at the same time lamenting what nature, and time, takes from us. Bellehumeur-Allat, wisely, perceives both comfort and menace in our natural world; hospitality and indifference are presented her in equal measure.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>-Rebecca P\u01cepucaru, author of <em>As Good A Place as Any<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hospitality of Trees is now available from the publisher Contact the publisher at publisher@shorelinepress.ca Praise for The Hospitality of Trees: \u201cIn Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt\u2019s hands, words become anything but ordinary\u2014from the scent of lindens along a lakeshore, the imprint of wings on snow, to her father\u2019s last winter on earth, the serious business of living. 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