of a feather is the third book in a trilogy that includes Ova Aves and Icarus, Falling of Birds. Conceived as a tribute to the teacher, naturalist, and ornithologist Gay Hansen -- Holownia's late partner and Thurston's long-time friend, the collection combines Thaddeus Holownia's photography of bird feathers with the poetry of Harry Thurston. Taken individually, the photographs and poems are magnificent in their detail...