Download or read book Siesta Lane written by Amy Minato and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the urban bustle of Eugene, Ore., got to be too much, poet Minato moved to a woodsy cabin on a commune and absorbed a year's worth of material for this collection of essays and poems. Simplifying her life in the rustic surroundings, she learned that "it is freeing to emerge, even unwillingly, from the clutch of possessions." A decomposing raccoon attuned her to the realities of life and death, chopping wood taught her patience, and snails reminded her to slow down.--From Publishers weekly