“The Opera of Trees” by Joseph Brinson is a beautifully poetic, sad, disturbing, and - at times - comical read.

I loved reading this book and will do so several times. I initially worked through the book in segments because of its depth and my desire to take time to digest, absorb and truly appreciate the beauty of it. I literally felt the emotions of the author spilling out onto the pages – the hurt, sadness, pain, bliss and love. The images of beautiful things, places, and people that were brought to life in my mind by the author were indescribably real.

I find this author to be a deep, intelligent, troubled and artistic soul. Through this work he was able to paint pictures with his words that conjured images of beauty in what one would normally consider dark, ugly and troubling places, people and things. He is truly an inspirational author, poet and artist.