Bats can hear shapes.Plants can eat light.Bees can dance maps.We can hold all these ideas at onceand feel both heavy and weightlesswith the absurd beauty of it all. This three-book poetry collection is comprised of Field Guide to the Haunted Forest (2020), Love Notes from the Hollow Tree (2022), and Leaf Litter (2023), collectively known as The Haunted Forest Trilogy. Jarod K. Anderson’s best-selling nature poetry is celebrated by readers for its clarity, insight, and warmth. Vivid and approachable, the work gathered here invites readers to rediscover commonplace wonders and find new meaning in topics ranging from moss to mortality.The poems in this trilogy highlight our connection to a living universe and affirm our place in a wilderness worthy of our love.