Wind of Enthusiasm
For Barbara Ras
When she came into our view The air changed Sky opened What could a press do? Not only make gorgeous books but important books to enlighten January marked the retirement of Barbara Ras, an internationally
Talking on the Water: Conversations about Nature and Creativity edited by Jonathan White During the 1980s and 1990s, the Resource Institute, headed by Jonathan White, held an ongoing series of “floating seminars” aboard a 65-foot schooner, featuring leading thinkers and artists from an array of disciplines. Over a period of 10 years, White conducted interviews with the writers, scientists, environmentalists, and poets—including Ursula Le Guin, Lynn Margulis, Richard Nelson, Gretel Ehrlich, Paul Shepard, Peter Matthiessen, Gary Snyder, and more—exploring the human relationship to the wild.
acclaimed poet who served as the director of the Trinity University Press after a national search when it reopened in 2002. Her work in publishing, which spans more than three decades, has earned her a reputation as one of the best editors in the fields of nature and environmental writing. She built a publishing operation for Trinity University that quickly became known for its high quality, award-winning books, and she assembled a top-tier professional team, including the Press’s new director, Tom Payton. Today, the press publishes 15 to 20 books a year and boasts more than 200 books in print. Please join poet Naomi Shihab Nye ’74 and all of us in wishing Ras well in her retirement.
uplift the consciousness of all who read them held them
spent time with them
Barbara, please move here!
We were sent like a secret undercover brigade to convince her – but our help was barely needed once she felt our soft air tasted our food
Barbara, we treasure you!
A new wind of enthusiasm blew through San Antonio Something to be proud of Body of books like a family worthy of attention In a country proud of thinking and considering Questioning and caring This was our passport
diploma and calling card
from a poet who shared her brilliance with so many lucky writers and readers
Barbara, we thank you!
For making a whole country of books spread before us on our tables and shelves Naomi Shihab Nye ’74 is a poet, songwriter, and novelist whose works are based on heritage and peace and are connected to her experience as an Arab-American. She received
for the times that are hurting and the better gleam of futures we could all inhabit.
Safe journey, deepest grace.
her Bachelor of Arts from Trinity in English and world religions.
Love, Naomi Shihab Nye ’74
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