num_pages: 16
description: A Burning Testament presents text by the writer and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams with illustrations by the artist Mary Frank. It is the newest and most urgent in a long line of collaborations between these two brilliant artists. A Burning Testament is a passionate plea and a manifesto in defense of the earth and specifically Williamss American West written in the midst of the unprecedented deadly and widespread fires of this past fall. Williamss text inspired an outpouring of resonant images from Mary Frank which are brought together in this modest format  something like a secular prayer book from the cathedral of nature.A portion of this text appeared in a special episode of The Daily a New York Times podcast on September 18 2020 hosted and produced by Bianca Giaever.Let this be a humble tribute an exaltation an homage and an open-hearted eulogy to all we are losing to fire to floods to hurricanes and tornadoes and the invisible virus that has called us all home and brought us to our knees. We are not the only species that lives and loves and breathes on this miraculous planet called Earth. Terry Tempest Williams
language: English
title: A Burning Testament
publisher: Eakins Press Foundation